Patient Story

Every cancer patient has a story that touches us. These are the stories of our family, friends, and heroes. Cancer can happen to anyone, yet everyone copes with it differently.

We hope the stories inspire patients to fight on, by answering important questions with real-life experiences.

Sunway Cancer Buddy Stories: A Tale of Friendship & Shared Hope

Breast Cancer (Stage 3) | Breast Cancer (Stage 2)

Pei Chen (40) | Carol (46)

Listen to the heartwarming stories of resilience, strength and hope shared by breast cancer fighter, Pei Chen and breast cancer survivor, Carol.

Sunway Cancer Buddy Stories: From Strangers to Sisters

Breast Cancer (Stage 1) | Breast Cancer (Stage 3)

Kar May (31) | Gin (42)

Meet Kar May, who is courageously fighting her battle with breast cancer, and Gin, an inspiring breast cancer survivor.

International Cancer Patient

Hear What Our Indonesian Patients Have To Say About Us!

Sunway Medical Centre has a strong reputation both within and outside Malaysia, with 450,000 visits by patients from over 170 countries!

Breast Cancer (Stage 4)

Calise Teo's Story (38)

Calise and her husband recently welcomed their baby daughter into their home of 2 boys; and as this 37-year-old mother was busy with preparing to return to work...

Breast Cancer (Stage 1)

Ng Mei Theng’s Story (34)

For Mei Theng, being diagnosed at the age of 34 with breast cancer when she was a young, breastfeeding mother of over 3 years, shocked her...

The Importance of Seeking the Right Treatment

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (Stage 4)

William Hong's Story (30)

At the age of 30 most of us are still working our way up the corporate ladder. For William Hong, this was the age he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia...

Breast Cancer (Stage 1)

Annie Au’s Story (37)

I was very young when my grandmother and eldest aunt got sick. It was from mum’s explanation that I knew they had..

Breast Cancer (Stage 2)

Mary Ng’s Story (58)

I had started doing checkups every year since I was in my 30s. People might have thought that I was overcautious, because some..

Synovial Sarcoma

Oscar Lim’s Story (23)

I was diagnosed at the time of COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. I was in my second year of law studies in Ireland, and I was going..

Overcoming Cancer: A Journey of Courage & Strength

Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Stage X)

Bowie was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer, a type of head and neck cancer that affects the nasopharynx — the region behind the nose and above the back of the throat. The cancer manifested as a la

The First Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Patient in Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City

Brain Tumours

Liza Yap (51)

In 2017, it was revealed to Liza Yap that her cancer had spread to her brain, after being admitted to hospital after falling down the stairs at work. She became Sunway Cancer Centre’s first patient to

A Miraculous True Story of Recovery with Gamma Knife Radiosurgery

Brain Tumours

Mr C (68)

Mr C was battling cancer that had spread to his brain, leading to symptoms like weakness and memory loss. With the revolutionary Leksell Gamma Knife® Icon™, our team of cancer experts at Sunway Cancer