KUALA LUMPUR: A family medicine specialist has reiterated the call for Malaysians to undergo health screening early to detect risks so that treatment can be started earlier to control chronic diseases better and avoid complications.
Dr Beh Hooi Chin, from the University Malaya Medical Centre , cited how screening for conditions such as diabetes and high cholesterol which are increasingly prevalent in Malaysia could be initiated as early as 18 years old.
“The maxim that prevention – or rather screening – is better than cure holds true as there are many types of chronic diseases affecting the Malaysian populace,” she said. “By screening for those diseases early, we may help prevent or delay complications that could arise from these diseases,” she added.
Also, three in 10 or 6.4 million people in Malaysia were diagnosed with hypertension while one in five adults or about 3.9 million people aged 18 and above in Malayisa have been diagnosed with diabetes. For the elderly, guidelines recommend screening for osteoporosis at the age of 65 for female and 70 for male but screening could start earlier depending on the risk factors.
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