Public Health Talk on Breast and Colon Cancers

Saturday, 4 March 2017
2.00 pm - 4.00 pm
Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre, Auditorium
Level 10, Block 3, Macalister Road, Penang

Free admission. Organised by Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre, Penang.
For enquiries, please call 04-238 8187/8188

State Government Free Mammogram

Mammo Penang

Valid for Penang female residents
Free breast ultrasound (35 - 40 years old)
Mammogram (40 and above)
Original IC is required. Terms and conditions apply.

Please contact 017-449 0096 or BP Diagnostic Centres below for appointment or further details:

BP Diagnostic Sdn Bhd, Penang
Suite G1 & G2
Menara Penang Garden
42A Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah
10050 Georgetown
Penang
Tel:  04-229 2677

BP Diagnostic Centre, BM
Ground Floor
62-63 Jalan Aston
14000 Bukit Mertajam
Tel:  04-537 7889

 

Colorectal Cancer Screening

iFOBT (immunochemical-based Faecal Occult Blood Test) community screening started in MOH health clinics since 2013.  It is available at government health clinics in Penang.

CRITERIA for Screening:
• Age Group: 50 - 75 years old
• Asymptomatic (pre-clinical state)
• No family history
• Health Clinics & Community (integrated / opportunistic screening)
• Willingness to proceed with colonoscopy or further intervention
High-risk Group (with symptoms/family history) will be referred directly to Hospital for further assessment and management.

POPULATION AT RISK:

High Risk
• Personal history of either polyps or colorectal cancer
• Family history of either polyps or colorectal cancer
• Personal history of inflammatory bowel disease
• Family history of cancer such as breast, uterine & ovarian.
Average Risk
• Asymptomatic individual aged over 40 years
Low Risk
• Asymptomatic individuals aged less than 40 years and other than those listed above.

List of government health clinics in Penang:

Source:  Ministry of Health

Infertility Seminar

Saturday, 8 April 2017
Auditorium 18th Floor, Gleneagles Penang
9.00 am - 3.30 pm

Organised by:  Penang Family Health Development Association
Further information, please contact Ms Engie at 04 281 3144, 016 475 0272 or email <info@fhdapenang.org>