10 February 2011: A committee tasked to draw up a framework for health screening tests in Singapore has recommended that the adult population be screened for obesity, hypertension, cholesterol, diabetes and colorectal cancer.
The Academy of Medicine, Singapore (AMS) said the framework is the first evidence-based best practice guidelines on screening tests here. >>
12 February 2011: Colorectal cancer is the number one cancer for men and women here, and a panel of specialists is now calling for it to be screened on a national level.
The specialists, who are members of the Academy of Medicine Singapore, say that the method of screening should be colonoscopy, which costs about $1,500 without medical subsidy. >>
