Early-stage cancer may not show symptoms. Screening tests are vital as they can find abnormalities or cancerous changes before symptoms appear. Early detection helps healthcare providers intervene promptly, offering more treatment options and improving long-term survival chances.

Cancer screening test accuracy varies by type and method. No test is completely accurate; false positives (showing cancer when there isn't any) and false negatives (missing cancer that's present) can happen.

Individuals without personal history of cancer.

Individuals with higher cancer risk due to lifestyle or family history of cancer.

For the 3 most common cancers:

Colorectal: For average-risk individuals, screening should begin at age 50 years.

Cervical: All women aged 25 years and above who have ever had sexual intercourse should do a pap smear at least once every 3 years.

Breast: Women at normal risk aged 40-49 years should do a screening mammogram annually. From age 50-69, it should be done once every 2 years.

The recommendations mentioned above are specifically for individuals with average risk and no symptoms. If you have additional risk factors, such as a family history, further tests may be advisable.

For screening recommendations of other cancers, please refer to www.healthub.sg

Our cancer screening packages are not claimable under Insurance and Medisave.

Fasting is not required for this test.

Our cancer screening packages, which includes a pre-consultation with our oncologist typically require less than 1 hour to complete. It may be extended should other tests be added-on.

It may take around 3 – 5 days for the test results to be ready.