Health Screening
What is health screening?
Health screening consists of medical tests, examinations or other procedures such as blood tests, urine tests, X-rays and other scans that are done to determine if you have a medical disease or condition.
Health screening consists of medical tests, examinations or other procedures such as blood tests, urine tests, X-rays and other scans that are done to determine if you have a medical disease or condition.
We believe that health screening is for everyone, including you.
Health screening helps you to find out if you are suffering from a particular disease or condition. Screening may help you to detect disease conditions which you are not aware of, even if you are looking and feeling well. Many conditions such as diabetes and high blood cholesterol often have no early signs or symptoms.
Prevention may be better than cure, but early detection allows for early treatment and good control of the condition. Early treatment and control minimizes the risk of serious complications later on in life if the condition is managed properly. It is therefore important to get yourself screened even if you feel perfectly healthy.
Health screening is highly recommended for the following persons who are at high risk:
| Disease or Condition | Recommended age for screening | Recommended frequency for screening | Screening test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity | 18 years old & above | Once every year | Body Mass Index (BMI) |
| High blood pressure (hypertension) | 40 years old & above | At least once every year or whenever you visit your doctor | Blood Pressure (BP) measurement |
| High blood cholesterol | 40 years old & above | Once every 3 years | Fasting Blood Lipids test |
| Diabetes | 40 years old & above | Once every 3 years | Fasting Blood Glucose (FBG) test |
| Glaucoma | Once every year | ||
| Colorectal cancer | 50 years old & above | Once every year | Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) |
| Liver Cancer | 18 years old & above | Screening for those with chronic hepatitis B, hepatitis C or liver cirrhosis | Liver function test Hepatitis Antibody test |
| Disease or Condition | Recommended age for screening | Recommended frequency for screening | Screening test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostate Cancer | 50 years old & above | Men with close relatives with prostate cancer arising before age 60 | Early Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) |
| Disease or Condition | Recommended age for screening | Recommended frequency for screening | Screening test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical cancer | 25 years & above (for all women who have ever had sex) | Once every year | Body Mass Index (BMI) |
| Breast cancer | 50 years & above Between 40 49 years old Below 40 years | Once every 2 years Once every year Breast Self Examination | Mammogram |
| Ovarian Cysts | 18 years old & above | Routine medical check | Ultrasound |
| Osteoporosis | 50 years & above | Once every 2 years | Bone mineral densitometry (BMD) |
*Source of Information is from Health Promotion Board / MOH (Singapore)
Below is a list of general health screening packages available at our clinic.
If there are any medical tests which are not found in the list, please let us know and we’ll be happy to help!