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CANCER - The Top Killer
Cancer is the top killer disease today, accounting for slightly more than a quarter of all deaths worldwide.
The overall trend for cancer has been an increase in colon and rectum cancer which are now the most
common cancers among both males and females.
“More than half of cancer deaths may be prevented if they are detected early with screening. It is therefore
important for the public to know that there are effective screening programmes proven to reduce deaths
from certain cancers like breast, colorectal and cervix cancers,” says Dr Donald Poon, Consultant Medical
Oncologist at Raffles Hospital.
He added that the principle of treatment is to remove the primary tumour. “The earlier it is detected, the
more completely we can remove it by surgery.”
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Health Screening
Health screening is essential for the early detection of diseases and conditions that cause disability and death. The lifestyle and stress of modern living can have an adverse impact on our health by predisposing us to silent killers such as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and cancers. Therefore, health screening is vital as it detects diseases, which do not produce early warning signs.
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