Colorectal cancer is a serious threat to the nation

As the risk of colorectal cancer increases from age 40 onwards, screening people at an earlier age could help detect the disease in its earlier stages and lead to better prognoses for patients.

Colorectal cancer screening tests can help to find pre-cancerous growths or lesions and remove them, reducing patients’ risk of developing the disease and its related morbidity and mortality issues. It is highly treatable if detected early.

However, because the standard screening age in Malaysia is 50 and patients are often unaware of the prevalence of colorectal cancer, the disease is often overlooked, resulting in diagnosis at later stages.