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Pan Ling Ling sends message to breast cancer patients

Pan Ling Ling sends message to breast cancer patients

17 Mar – Singaporean actress Pan Ling Ling finally came out with her story about her battle with breast cancer after keeping mum about it despite the rumours that had been going around last year.

As reported on Today Online, the Mediacorp darling, told the media that she had six cysts removed but the seventh turned out to be a malignant tumour. She then underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and was horrified to see the effect it had on her.

"It was very bad," the actress was quoted saying. "You just pull it [hair] and it comes off in your hand. My eyebrows and eyelashes were all gone. I didn't look like me at all and I was very bloated."

To make matters worse, Pan also had to deal with the death of her father, who suffered from lung cancer.

"2013 was really tough for me. Both my dad and I had cancer," she said.

However, Pan said that her family and friends were very supportive of her during that time, especially her husband, former actor Huang Shi Nan and her two boys, age 15 and 12.

"I was so touched [with their support]. I told myself to be positive and strong for my family," said Pan, and added that her friends helped her do a lot of research especially in finding recipes that can boost her immune system.

She was also thankful that her friends continued to lie to the media for her so that her struggle would stay private to her and her loved ones.

Pan revealed that she still played golf and went outside during her chemotherapy so as not to feel down. As a result of her hard work, her cancer is now in remission.

"I am getting healthier, though my weight has yet to decrease," said Pan, who revealed that she will be flying to Japan for an episode of "My Star Guide", and will play an adoptive mother to Rebecca Lim in her first regular English-language role in "Mata Mata 2", to be aired on MediaCorp TV Channel 5.

Her last message to all breast cancer patients: "Don't give up. If you realised that something is wrong, don't be afraid. If you discover it in its early stages, you can recover very quickly. Just go for regular checkups."