SCS Cancer Research Grant
Assessment of Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) patients' needs in palliative care
Principal Investigator: Dr Esmeralda Teo Chi Yuan
Host institution: National Cancer Centre Singapore
Nutritionally Improved Crackers for Chemotherapy-induced Nausea (Crack-Cin)
Principal Investigator: Mr Gary Chiah Tung Lin
Host institution: Singapore Institute of Technology
Targeted Outreach to Improve Mammogram Uptake Among Never-Screened Women: A Behaviorally Tailored Randomized Trial
Principal Investigator: Dr Lee Soo-Chin
Host institution: National University Hospital
The Table to Care: A Novel Psychotherapeutic Culinary Care Intervention (CCI) for Caregivers of Individuals with Cancer
Principal Investigator: Dr Patinadan Paul Victor
Host institution: Nanyang Technological University
Pilot Study of Exercise Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Fatigue in Female Cancer Patients in Singapore
Principal Investigator: Dr Tan Ying Cong Ryan Shea
Host institution: National Cancer Centre Singapore
Public Preferences for Emerging Cancer Screening Modalities: A Systematic Review of Discrete Choice Experiments
Principal Investigator: Dr Wang Yi
Host institution: National University of Singapore
Evaluating the impact of self-sampling HPV DNA test for cervical cancer screening in a real-world setting: a randomised controlled study
Principal Investigator: Dr Sabrina Wong Kay Wye
Host institution: National Healthcare Group Polyclinics
Remotely Supervised Exercise to Optimise Outcomes During Androgen Deprivation Therapy (RESORT)
Principal Investigator: Dr Lee Lui Shiong
Host institution: Sengkang General Hospital
The impact of weekly group singing on the happiness and emotional wellbeing in children with cancer at the ARC Children’s Centre, in partnership with the Voices of Singapore
Principal Investigator: Dr Lina Lim Hsiu Kim
Host institution: National University of Singapore
Measuring The True Cost of Cancer: A Longitudinal Study on Productivity Cost and Health-Related Quality of Life for Cancer Patients
Principal Investigator: Dr Joanne Ngeow Yuen Yie
Host institution: National Cancer Centre Singapore
Implementation of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in routine clinical practice
Principal Investigator: Dr Grace Yang Meijuan
Host institution: National Cancer Centre Singapore
Overcoming spiritual barriers to cancer screening: An intervention to decrease cancer fatalism among Singaporeans
Principal Investigator: Dr Kim Hye Kyung
Host institution: Nanyang Technological University
Acceptability of Cervical Cancer Self-screening in Singapore (ACCSS)
Principal Investigator: Dr Lim Li Min
Host institution: National University Hospital
Measuring quality of care among patients with cancer during their end-of-life
Principal Investigator: Dr Mihir Gandhi
Host institution: Singapore Clinical Research Institute
Research Areas
Cancer Prevention and Screening
Example of topics: Cancer risk factors, nutrition and dietetics, development and evaluation of screening tests, cost-effectiveness analysis of screening programmes.
Health Services Research
Example of topics: Identifying critical gaps in evaluating and improving the quality of cancer care.
Cancer Care, Survivorship & Support
Example of topics: Cancer patient support programmes, cancer rehabilitation, effects of cancer on patients, families and caregivers, communication strategies for conveying information to patients and caregivers.
Palliative Care
Example of topics: Behavioural and psychological supportive care, symptom management.