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Programme

2026/07/15

Evidence-First Early Cancer Detection in Primary Care
(with Multi-Cancer Early Detection under the microscope)

Asia-Pacific Primary Care Cancer Research Symposium 2026

Saturday, 29th August 2026 | NUHS Tower Block T06-03

Time	Programme
0900 - 0910	Opening Speech Prof Doris Young Visiting Professor, Dept of Family Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS)
0910 - 0930	Topic: Cancer Detection in Singapore: burden, approaches, and the evidence gap for primary care A/Prof Sarah Bailey Visiting Professor, Dept of Family Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS)
0930 - 1010	Topic: “Trouble in the Chocolate Factory” diagnostic workshop A/Prof Sarah Bailey Visiting Professor, Dept of Family Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS)
1010 - 1030	Tea Break
1030 - 1100	Topic: How well do MCED tests perform? Consolidating international evidence A/Prof Julia Steinberg Team Lead, Genomics and Precision Health, Daffodil Centre, University of Sydney and Cancer Council NSW
1100 - 1140	Breakout Discussion: Pros and Cons of MCED testing Facilitators: Dr Alicia Ong Associate Consultant, Dept of Family Medicine, NUS YLLSoM Dr Soon Yu Yang Consultant, Dept of Radiation Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS)
1140 - 1200 1200 - 1210	Debate: MCED Testing – Pros and Cons Moderator’s Summary and Feedback Prof Jon Emery Professor of Family Medicine, Nanyang Technology University (NTU) Moderator: Adj A/Prof Samuel Ow Senior Consultant, Dept of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS)
1210 - 1230	“Reshaping Cancer Screening? The Launch of MCED Tests in the Hong Kong” Prof Martin C.S. Wong Professor, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
1230 - 1250	Using public values to address ethical issues in MCED A/Prof G. Owen Schaefer Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS)
1250 - 1300	Closing speech Adj A/Prof Chee Cheng Ean Executive Director, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS)