Balestier Clinic and Health Screening Centre believes in the importance of health screening, early detection, and prevention of complications that bring unnecessary unduly sufferings to an individual.
The problem today is such that we only see doctor when we feel unwell. This is a passive approach as deemed by Health Promotion Board. A proactive approach towards our health is necessary for a fulfilling and healthy life.
Many are unaware that diseases such as diabetes and hypertension rarely exhibit symptoms. They seldom give warning signs. As a result, many have allowed these illnesses to creep into our lives and escalate into complications namely stroke, heart failure, kidney failure, blindness, amputation and nerve damage.
These chronic complications not only devastate our health but also inflict tremendous emotional, psychological trauma on patients going through these complications. Apart from these, the huge amount of medical expenses to treat these complications strain patient and family members in varying extent depending on the financial background of each individual. These complications even cause some to lose their jobs.
Alarming statistics in the recent 2004 National Health Survey have shown that 49.4% of diabetic patients are unaware that they have diabetes while 39.4% of hypertensive patients are unaware that they have hypertension.
Cancers such as breast, cervical and ovarian cancer also exhibits no symptoms in the early stages. Many discover that they have cancer when they have already spread to other parts of the body and cause damage to other important organs. Hence if we have gone for periodic health screening, we could have an early detection and prevent ourselves from undergoing the overwhelming unduly sufferings that complications bring.
Colorectal, breast cancer and cervical cancer could be effectively treated if detected early while all other cancers have 30% chance of being treated if detected early.
If diabetes and hypertension are detected and treated early in the beginning stage, complication could be totally being prevented.
Hence, we hereby strongly recommended you to start doing your yearly check-up, as prevention is better than cure.
To view Men's health screening packages, please click here. To view Ladies' health screening packages, please click here. To view Diabetes health screening packages, please click here. To view Hypertension health screening packages, please click here.
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