{
  "id": 6244255,
  "title": "Man, 48, given 30 days to live in 2018 due to late stage nose cancer, now runs Yishun noodle stall with wife",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/man-48-given-30-days-to-live-in-2018-due-to-late-stage-nose-cancer",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-07T17:54:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/09/man-noodle-stall-yishun-survived-cancer/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 2018, a 48-year-old man from Singapore was given a grim prognosis - he was told he had just 30 days to live due to late stage nose cancer. The patient, Chen Yongseng, was treated with 37 sessions of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. He did not share his illness with his family to avoid causing them concern. Chen underwent the rigorous treatment alone, walking to the hospital to receive the intensive therapy. By the 20th day, he was so painfully exhausted that he required intubation.\n\nDespite the grim predictions, Chen's cancer went into remission after two years of treatment and recovery. However, the grueling side effects of the treatments continued to affect him, requiring daily medication and physical therapy. Chen decided to open a noodle stall to support himself and his family. His wife, Awen, a Vietnamese woman he met during a long-distance relationship in 2016, chose to stand by his side.\n\nChen and Awen registered their marriage soon after their diagnosis. While Chen faced skepticism from potential employers due to his health condition, his wife played a significant role in teaching him how to make noodles. Chen took out a bank loan to start the noodle stall, which currently operates at a loss with a monthly rental of S$6,000 and daily revenue of slightly more than S$300. His ultimate goal is to move into a hawker center to take advantage of the subsidies available.",
  "summary": "His wife chose to marry him after he was diagnosed with cancer.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}