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SUBMITTER: Chan PW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5331124 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chan Pak Wo Webber PW Ngu Jing Hieng JH Poh Zhongxian Z Soetikno Roy R
Singapore medical journal 20170101 1
Colorectal cancer, which is the leading cancer in Singapore, can be prevented by increased use of screening and polypectomy. A range of screening strategies such as stool-based tests, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy and computed tomography colonography are available, each with different strengths and limitations. Primary care physicians should discuss appropriate screening modalities with their patients, tailored to their individual needs. Physicians, patients and the government should work ...[more]