{"product_id":"i-though-i-knew-a-professor-turned-patient-hardcover","title":"I Though I Knew: A Professor Turned Patient (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003eI Thought I Knew\n is a poignant, blow-by-blow account of a leading urologist whose world \ncollapsed when he discovered he himself faced the very condition he was \nexpert in – prostate cancer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLying on a cold operating table one \nSaturday morning in December 2017, Prof Christopher Cheng realised he \nhad entered the dusk of unknowns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Not even his 37 years of professional \nlife in the field could prepare him for the momentous episode – a professor turned patient. Ironically, it is with these two diametrically opposing pairs of optics that Prof Cheng wears today – as a professor and patient\n – that he aspires to achieve through this book: to unravel the crucible\n of what a cancer patient goes through, to inspire \ncompassionate practice in the medical fraternity, and finally, to \nilluminate readers – patients and caregivers – in making informed \ndecisions when confronted with the news of cancer or any chronic \ndisease. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProf Cheng concludes the book by impelling doctors to \nvigorously embrace empathy in their pursuits, and envisioning a robust \nyet caring healthcare system that society deserves. Written in a raw, no\n holds barred, yet sensitive manner, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I Thought I Knew sets the \ntone to manifest the triumph of the indomitable human spirit – \novercoming adversities and coming to terms with acceptance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProf Christopher\nCheng\u003c\/b\u003e is the Chief\nExecutive Officer of Sengkang General Hospital and Senior Consultant Urologist\nat Sengkang General Hospital and Singapore General Hospital. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA pioneer in using\nrobots in surgery, Prof Cheng has written over 100 publications in local and\ninternational peer-reviewed journals on prostate cancer, bladder cancer and\nstone disease. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn addition, he is an Adjunct Professor at several leading local\nand overseas universities. He previously sat on a number of core committees,\nincluding the Transplant Advisory Committee, Ministry of Health Singapore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eProf\nCheng was awarded the National Outstanding Clinician Award at the National\nMedical Excellence Awards 2017 and was conferred the Public Administrative\nMedal (Silver) at the National Day Awards 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e He is the first urologist from\nSingapore to be fellowship-certified in Uro-oncology at the Mayo Clinic in\n1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eProf Christopher Cheng\nis the foremost, top surgeon on prostrate cancer\/uro-oncology in\nSingapore\/region. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe is widely recognised in the medical fraternity, schools of\nmedicine and the healthcare sector. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAmong his many patients is PM Lee Hsien\nLoong himself, who has written the book Foreword.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PMS PUBLISHERS SERVICES PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45009575248079,"sku":"9789811449932","price":30.52,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_4caddecd-ba6f-4c70-a07e-297eba113279.jpg?v=1777359521","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/i-though-i-knew-a-professor-turned-patient-hardcover","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}