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SingHealth Duke-NUS Breast Centre

The SingHealth Duke-NUS Breast Centre is a SingHealth cluster-wide centre treating the full spectrum of breast conditions, with a comprehensive range of treatment options, delivered in a holistic manner and individualised for each patient. The Centre serves its patients at 5 key SingHealth institutions, namely, National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), Singapore General Hospital (SGH), Changi General Hospital (CGH), Sengkang General Hospital (SKH) and KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH). Annually, the Centre handles about 40,000 outpatient visits and manages over 1,300 breast cancer patients.
Please click here to find out more about Singhealth Duke-NUS Breast Centre.

SingHealth Support Groups for Breast Cancer Patients and Caregivers

Support groups help individuals have a sense of control and personal responsibility in their own and their family’s lives. This allows patients to focus positively on their daily treatment and care, and ultimately enhances their quality of life.
SingHealth’s hospitals and national centres conduct cancer support group activities throughout the year. Most of these are facilitated and run by volunteers who are cancer survivors, patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.
You do not need to be a patient of a particular hospital or institution to join any of these support groups.

NCCS Psychosocial Oncology Department

The department conducts the following programmes on coping with cancer:
  • Living Your Best Programme (Support)
  • STEER Programme
Tel: 6436 8117
Email: [email protected]

NCCS Cancer Helpline

The helpline provides information, emotional and psychological support to anyone affected by cancer through phone, email and face-to-face counselling. This service is free.
Tel: 6225 5655
Fax: 6324 5664
Email: [email protected]

NCCS Breast Cancer Support Group

A support group for cancer patients diagnosed with stage 0 – 3 breast cancer and their caregivers.
Tel: 6436 8668
Email: [email protected]
Breast Cancer Support Group
Formed in 1992, the group currently has about 30 former patients who volunteer to provide counselling and psychological support for breast cancer patients, their family members and caregivers. Members also work closely with the Reach to Recovery Mastectomy Support Group of the Singapore Cancer Society to plan and facilitate programmes.
Tel: 6321 4474

SingHealth Blossoms Support Group

Tel: 8125 3517 / 6321 4474
Breast Support Group
A monthly support group with medical social workers and breast care nurses, only for newly diagnosed CGH patients who have undergone treatment.
Tel: 6936 6304
Look Good Feel Better Workshop
Organised by Singapore Cancer Society and CGH Breast Centre, this programme supports women undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy by building self-esteem through a practical approach to the appearance-related side effects of cancer.
Tel: 6936 5307 / 6936 6304
KK Alpine Blossoms Breast Cancer Support Group
The KK Alpine Blossoms Breast Cancer Support Group has a regular calendar of therapeutic activities, and holds meetings and discussions once every two months to empower patients to cope with the challenges of their journey and emerge as triumphant survivors.
Tel: 6394 8074 / 6394 8075