AI used to improve colorectal cancer screening results

AI used to improve colorectal cancer screening results

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...
3 tips on preventing & surviving colorectal cancer

3 tips on preventing & surviving colorectal cancer

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...
Screen regularly for colorectal cancer

Screen regularly for colorectal cancer

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...
New methods to detecting colorectal cancer

New methods to detecting colorectal cancer

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...