There is a perception among authors of scientific articles from “developing” or “third world” countries that when they submit their research papers to international journals, the most frequent response is a rejection. Is there a bias against publication of scientific papers from developing countries by Editors of internationally published...

The current disease pattern in Singapore (an island state of 3.3 million people composed of 76% Chinese, 14% Malays, 7% Asian Indians and 3% Others) is dominated by non-communicable diseases. There have been increasing trends, though with recent declines, for coronary heart disease (CHD) and cerebrovascular disease. This article is...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Singapore and has been increasing in incidence since 1968. This rise is particularly marked among younger women, suggesting that the increase will take place at an even faster rate in future. This article is available only as a PDF. Please...

A wide variety of neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions have been described in the breast. Breast tissue is also subjected to many physiologic changes such as menstruation, pregnancy, lactation and ageing which lead to a spectrum of morphologic changes. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download...

Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is now the gold-standard examination for the exclusion of acoustic schwannomas or other posterior fossa tumours. We retrospectively reviewed 314 cases done over a period of 2 years and 9 months, correlating presenting symptoms with scan findings. This article is available only as a PDF....