Prostate cancer – Screening methods and treatments


Understanding prostate cancer and how it is screened and treated

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer for men in Singapore and it usually does not cause many symptoms until later, more advanced stages1.

In the video below, Icon Cancer Centre Singapore’s team of oncologists, Dr Shang Yeap (Medical Oncologist), Dr Francis Chin (Radiation Oncologist) and Dr Tan Yung Khan (Visiting Senior Consultant), delve deeper into the screening methods available for prostate cancer, how it is diagnosed through targeted biopsy as well as the treatments available for each stage of prostate cancer.

References

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  1. Health Promotion Board. (2018). Singapore Cancer Registry Annual Report 2018. Retrieved on 6 December 2021 from https://www.nrdo.gov.sg/docs/librariesprovider3/default-document-library/scr-annual-report-2018.pdf?sfvrsn=bcf56c25_0

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