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Ministry of Health
Parliamentary QA

REVIEW OF CURRENT LUNG CANCER SCREENING GUIDELINES AND EXPANSION OF SCREENING TO NON-SMOKERS FOR EARLY DETECTION

6 May 2026

NOTICE PAPER NO. 782

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON OR AFTER 05 MAY 2026


Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

M Yip Hon Weng

MP for Yio Chu Kang


Question No. 1395

To ask the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry will review the Screening Test Review Committee’s current lung cancer screening guidelines; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider expanding the use of low-dose computed tomography screening to non-smokers in Singapore to better reflect local risk profiles and improve early detection outcomes.


Answer

This question has been addressed by the Ministry of Health’s answer to Oral Question No 15 during the Parliamentary sitting on 6 March 2026.

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