Nourish to Flourish: Exploring Dietary Choices and Cancer Risk
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Nourish to Flourish: Exploring Dietary Choices and Cancer Risk

  • ALL AGES

Can your diet choices affect your health and cancer risk? Join our workshop and we’ll show you how, one bite at a time!

By Singapore Cancer Society

Date and time

Location

NUHS Tower Block (Zone T) Level 1 Staff Lounge

1E Kent Ridge Road Level 1 Staff Lounge Singapore, 119228 Singapore

Lineup

Agenda

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Registration

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

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12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

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About this event

  • Event lasts 4 hours
  • ALL AGES
  • Paid venue parking

Nourish to Flourish: Exploring Dietary Choices and Cancer Risk

Did you know that the dietary choices you make today can have a lasting impact on your long-term health and disease risk?

Your diet plays a crucial role not just in maintaining overall wellness, but also in reducing risk of chronic diseases. Making simple changes to your daily meals can be both easy and enjoyable!

Join us for an engaging and informative workshop organised by Singapore Cancer Society at the National University Cancer Institute Singapore, where our team of health and nutrition experts will share insights on how your everyday dietary choices can impact your long-term health and risk of diseases.

During this workshop, you will:

✅ Learn how to pick nutrient-rich foods with health benefits

✅ Explore practical and tasty ways to incorporate these ingredients into your daily cooking, without compromising on flavour or convenience

✅ Understand more about gastrointestinal cancers

✅ Gain confidence in making informed dietary choices, with evidence-based tips that helps you reduce risk of diseases and support overall well-being

Join our workshop to learn simple, tasty ways to eat well and protect yourself from chronic diseases. Take charge of your health, one bite at a time!

Limited slots available, register now to secure your spot!

*Note: This workshop is conducted in English

  • This is a free event but tickets are needed to participate. Tickets will be automatically sent to your email upon registration. A reminder email will be sent to your email closer to the event date.
  • Please note that this is a free-seating event. Seating is on a first-come-first-served basis upon arrival at the venue. Members with special dietary, health or mobility requests/requirements will have seats pre-assigned for them.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to pay to attend this workshop?

This event is free for everyone to attend.

Who can attend this workshop?

We welcome all individuals who have been affected by cancer in any way—be it patients, caregivers, or individuals simply interested in learning more—to join us for this workshop.

Will there be food provided during the workshop?

Absolutely! As part of the workshop experience, participants will enjoy a gut-healthy lunch meal box. Lunch will be provided while stocks last!

Organised by

Minimising Cancer and Maximising Lives since 1964, Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) is a self-funded social service agency which provides an integrated continuum of care from cancer control and prevention to patient support services, survivorship, and palliative care. SCS’s key programmes and services include cancer screening programmes, public education, financial and welfare services, psychosocial support, survivorship care, rehabilitation programmes and hospice care. Consistently recognised for its commitment to high standards in governance and transparency, SCS has attained both the coveted Charity Governance Award (2023) and the Charity Transparency Award for four years, between 2019 to 2024.

For more information, please visit www.singaporecancersociety.org.sg

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Aug 18 · 12:00 GMT+8