by Site Admin | Jun 13, 2022 | Health
The system will automatically alert doctors performing the scope in real-time if varying shapes and sizes of polyps and lesions are detected. Farrer Park Hospital (FPH) has introduced artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted colorectal screening service. It aims...
by Site Admin | Oct 4, 2021 | Health
Experts find this fall a consequence of the suspension of screening programmes and postponement of non-urgent colonoscopy investigation. The number of colorectal cancer (CRC) cases diagnosed fell dramatically by 40 percent in a year during the COVID-19...
by Eleanor Yap | May 10, 2018 | Health
If colorectal cancer is detected early on, the survival rate can be high. “Colorectal cancer is the most common cancer in Singapore, but it is also usually very treatable if detected in Stage 1, with a 95 percent five-year survival rate in Singapore,” shared Dr...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 27, 2018 | Health
Singapore Cancer Society will be distributing free FIT kits starting from March. The Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) will be distributing Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) kits at no charge to Singaporeans and Permanent Residents aged 50 years old and above, to...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 26, 2014 | Health
With colorectal cancer increasing, more reliable options than endoscopy are being explored. BY: Eleanor Yap Colorectal cancer (also know as colon cancer, rectal cancer, bowel cancer or colorectal adenocarcinoma) is the number one cancer in Singapore with close...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 28, 2014 | Health
This year’s campaign enlists the community to spread the awareness to those 50 and above. This year’s 13th annual Colorectal Cancer Awareness Campaign (CCAM) will be taking a different approach when it returns in March. The campaign will adopt a...