Raising Awareness in the Fight Against Cancer
By Maxine Carr
May 2013 FEATURE
Cancer is now Malaysia’s third biggest killer. It is estimated that there are about 90,000-100,000 people in the country living with cancer at any one time and that one in four Malaysians will develop the disease by the age of 751. What these shocking statistics say is that most of our families will be affected by cancer in one form or another.Members of the cancer support group.Major advances in medical science now mean that cancer is not necessarily a death...
Maxine Carr
is a research analyst at the Penang Institute.
