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Submitted by PatientsEngage on 8 March 2015

He was diagnosed with colon cancer in his first year of junior college, which kept him away from school for four months. But that did not stop Hwa Chong Institution student Ng Yi Pin from catching up with his studies. He also managed to find the time and energy to tutor his older twin brother, Yi Yang, who studied in the same school.

Yesterday, the 18-year-old scored eight As for his A levels. Yi Yang also made a marked improvement from his usual results.

Yi Pin was in Secondary 4 when he started feeling severe pain in his abdomen and noticed his physical strength deteriorating, he told evening daily Shin Min Daily News yesterday.

The following year, Yi Pin went to a polyclinic for a medical examination. The blood test showed that his haemoglobin level was less than half of what was considered normal, After further tests, he was diagnosed with stage 2 to 3 colon cancer, with a large tumour in his large intestine.

He had surgery to remove the tumour in August 2013, followed by six months of chemotherapy. On top of feeling tired and nauseous, Yi Pin was unable to go to school for about four months.

Although he was given medical leave for each chemotherapy session, he made time for school, returning for classes in preparation for the A-level examinations.

Yi Pin, who wants to pursue studies in chemistry, has been accepted by the Imperial College London in Britain and has also won a scholarship from the National University of Singapore.

http://news.omy.sg/News/Local-News/story20150303-329293

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