Colorectal Cancer Screening

The colorectal cancer screening can lead to some symptoms or signs. Especially in the later stages, the patients may face a change in the bowel habits, including diarrhoea or constipation, the presence of blood in the stool and persistent abdominal discomfort such as cramps, gas or pain. These will make you be in trouble. The screening for colorectal cancer can be suitable for those patients without symptoms. Screening for the colorectal cancer includes stool blood test, colonoscopy and more.

The patients with this cancer can undergo the screening for the colorectal through the HPB s Integrated Screening Programme. The screening has an ability to find both colorectal polyps and cancer. In the flexible sigmoidoscopy, the doctor is able to look at part of the colon and rectum with a sigmoidoscope. The sigmoidoscop can allow your doctor to view the inside of the rectum and part of the colon to detect (and possibly remove) any abnormality. Before viewing the lining of the sigmoid colon and rectum, the colon and the rectum needs to be empty and clean.

The medical check up Singapore includes the double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) that can be used to view the entire colon. The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) causes no direct risk to the colon, no bowel preparation and no pre-test dietary restrictions. Any disease can be detected and controlled. The regular screening for the colorectal cancer or testing is considered as one of the most powerful weapons for preventing colorectal cancer. The screening is important to everyone so that each patient has to realize the importance of cancer prevention and go for the regular testing.