Volume 40, Number 2

February 2011

World Cancer Day 2011 – A World without Cancer One Day?

World Cancer Day is spearheaded by the global consortium International Union Against Cancer (UICC) and falls on 4th February every year. This year’s theme...

Asian Adaptation and Validation of an English Version of the Multiple Sclerosis International Quality of Life Questionnaire (MusiQoL)

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common disorders of the central nervous system with a lifetime risk of 1 in 400. In...

Normative Data for Quantitative Calcaneal Ultrasound in Asian Children

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) is currently the gold standard for the assessment of bone mineral density (BMD). It is the commonest tool used...

The Contribution of Rapid Intraoperative Cytology in the Evaluation of Endometrial Cancer Spread

Tumour staging is of great importance to the treatment of patients with oncological diseases. The therapeutic approach of the patient largely depends on the...

A 5-year Retrospective Review of Asian Ectropion: How Does It Compare to Ectropion Amongst Non-Asians?

Ectropion is defined as the outward rotation of the eyelid margin, commonly affecting the lower lids and to a much lesser extent, the upper...