SCREENING SERVICES

Clinical Breast Examination        PAP Smear       Faecal Occult Blood Test

Screening tests can help to detect cancer even before symptoms appear. Treatment at this stage offers a much better chance of cure. The following screening services are provided free of charge :

1. Clinical Breast Examination.
Our doctors will check for breast lumps and women will be taught how to do Breast Self Examination.

Who should go for breast examination?
What Are Our Government's Guidelines For Breast Screening?

Clinical Breast Examination (CBE)

A clinical breast examination (CBE) is a physical examination of your breasts by a trained medical or health professional. CBE includes inspection (looking) and palpation (feeling) of the entire breast/chest area including the lymph node areas above and below the collarbone and under each arm.

A small percentage of breast cancers are not detected by mammography but can be felt during a clinical breast examination. Therefore, it is important that a woman should have done both her mammogram and clinical breast examination.

(Note : We do not provide mammography services due to limited resources. Please contact Breast Screen Singapore for more information on mammography : 1800-333 3030)

2. Pap Smear
This screening test can detect pre-cancerous changes or early cancer in the cervix. In its early stage, cervical cancer can be completely cured by simple treatment.

What is a Pap smear?
During a vaginal examination, a specimen of cells is obtained with a spatula from the cervical lining and examined under the microscope. If the Pap smear is abnormal, further tests are needed.

Who needs the Pap smear and how often should it be done?
All sexually active women between 20 and 70 years of age are advised to go for a Pap smear regularly. An initial smear is performed once a woman is sexually active and repeated after one year. After that, the Pap smear can be done every one to three years, as advised by the doctor.

3. Faecal Occult Blood Test
This is a preliminary screening test for colorectal cancer, which is cancer of the colon and rectum. It tests for presence of blood in the stools. Those over 50 or who have a family history of colon cancer are advised to have a faecal occult blood test done annually.

(Note: Free faecial occult blood test is only available to Singaporeans and Singapore PRs aged 50 years and above.)

These services are available by appointment at our two centres. Please call to make an appointment.

Locations:

Singapore Cancer Society- Headquarters (MAP)
15 Enggor Street
Level 4 Realty Centre
Singapore 079716
Tel: 6221 9578
Fax: 62219575
Opening Hours: 8:30am - 6pm, Monday to Friday

Boon Keng Clinic (MAP)
Block 22 Boon Keng Road
#01-11
Singapore 330022
Tel : 6396 6241
Fax : 6396 6243
Opening Hours: 8:30am - 6pm, Monday to Friday