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10 Common Men’s Health Concerns |
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Source: Health Assessment Centre, SGH |
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Attention all men! Are you aware of the danger zones concerning your health? It’s time to take action.
Here are 10 common men's health concerns
Get checked
Here's a check list of screenings men should do in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s.
Obesity
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- Measurement of body mass index (BMI) yearly
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| Liver |
- For those with a family history of hepatitis B infection or liver cancer:
^ Hepatitis B (Hep-B) screening and immunisation
- For those with chronic hepatitis B and C:
^ 6-monthly alpha-fetoprotein test
- For those with liver cirrhosis:
^ Yearly ultrasound examination
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| Eye check |
- Annually if you have myopia
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| Obesity |
- Measurement of body mass index (BMI) yearly
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| Liver |
- For those with family history of Hep-B infection or liver cancer:
^ Hep-B screening and immunisation
- For those with chronic Hep-B and C:
^ 6-monthly alpha-fetoprotein test
- For those with liver cirrhosis:
^ Yearly ultrasound examination
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| Coronary heart disease |
- Yearly blood pressure check, and cholesterol check every three years
if first screening is normal
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| Diabetes mellitus |
- Every three years if first screening is normal
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| Glaucoma |
- Annual eye screen for glaucoma and myopia
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| Colorectal |
- For men 50 and above:
^ Yearly faecal occult blood test (FOBT)
^ Sigmoidoscopy every 5 years
^ Colonoscopy every 10 years
^ Barium enema every 5 to 10 years
- For men with a family history of colorectal cancer or polyps:
^ Screening should start by age 45
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| Prostate cancer |
- Early prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood screening:
^ For men with close relatives with prostate cancer
starting before age 60
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