Health checks can save you

Sharing their journey: Eirwan and Nor Azri (second and third from left) during the forum held in conjunction with the Colorectal Cancer Awareness Run in Shah Alam. Also onstage are Universiti Putra Malaysia consultant colorectal surgeon Dr Nik Qisti Fathi (left), MSCRS colorectal surgeon Dr Shafhawi Adznan (second from right) and fellow MSCRS colorectal surgeon Dr Mayuha Rusli.

SHAH ALAM: For the past eight years, Eirwan Shaile Elias has diligently undergone annual health screenings, a routine facilitated by his workplace benefits as a 48-year-old bank employee.

Each year, the results were reassuring until his screening in November last year when he received shocking news – suspected internal bleeding.