Having basic health knowledge goes a long way. It can mean the difference between seeking timely medical attention and waiting till it’s too late.
Liver damage comes in many forms, including inflammation of the organ, cirrhosis — irreversible scarring of the liver — and cancer formation. “Often, there are no symptoms to liver damage until it is too late. Patients with limited liver reserve or function cannot recover them. Cirrhosis, for example, is linked to limited liver regeneration. At the end stage of such liver conditions, a transplant may be required,” he says.
The former, also known as tennis elbow, affects the tendons that connect the forearm muscles to the bone on the outer part of the elbow. A common symptom of tennis elbow is pain and tenderness in the bony knob on the outer area of the elbow. “This is due to repeated collapse of the airway leading to low oxygen levels and an elevated blood pressure,” he adds.
She explains that ovarian cancer has been termed a “silent killer” as it does not usually present symptoms until the later stages of cancer growth. It is also the fifth most common cancer among women in Singapore.