He disclosed this in a Facebook post yesterday. Mr Baey said he is currently in the middle of radiation therapy, which will be completed at end-January, after he was diagnosed in November last year.
He added that he is slowing down his pace of work during this period, with the help of his colleagues in Tampines and at the Ministry of Transport, where he is Senior Parliamentary Secretary.
“I am fortunate to have discovered my medical condition at an early stage, when treatment is simpler and there is a very high chance of survival,” he said.
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