Breast cancer cases on the rise, warns Health Ministry


KOTA BHARU: There are now more women having breast cancer compared to the five years before 2020, with one out of 23 women at risk, warns a Health Ministry expert.

The ministry's breast and endocrine surgery services head Datuk Dr Imi Sairi Ab Hadi said the number in the last five years had increased compared to the ratio of one in 27 women recorded at risk of getting the disease before 2020.

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