Miracle Blood Tests

Cancer test by bogus NGO
BY PARVEEN GILL
The modus operandi is sleek. A sweettalking “Datin” calls up the human resource unit of a company and introduces her NGO's cancer awareness programme. She claims it is endorsed and subsidised by the Health Ministry and is compulsory for all companies in the private sector. Once the bait is taken, a talk will be held for all women staff at the company's premises. Horror stories about cancer are presented and participants are asked to sign up for blood tests to detect cancer.

They finally highlighted the issue of blood tumour markers, after this non-existent NGO scammed some companies.

I wonder if this was what happened to BH (yes, YOU!) and S when they told me about their company offering these tests.

I remember my reaction.

"You're only 28! Why on #%$*^ do you need this checked??"

Anyway. This only serves to highlight the rampant, inappropriate use of these nonspecific tests. Wrote a letter to the Star's Letter to the Editor. We'll see if they publish that.