Colorectal Cancer: How to Prevent and Improve the Survival Outcomes
The incidence of Colorectal Cancer (CRC) continues to rise and currently CRC has become the second most common cancer in Malaysia (13.2%). The overall incidence rate for CRC was 21.3 cases per 100,000 population. Majority of patients are diagnosed at stage 3 and 4 (54.36%) while only 8.4% are diagnosed at stage 1. Surgical treatment […]
Breast Cancer : Having the Right Treatment, Not More, Not Less
Breast cancer is the commonest cancer in women globally. It afflicts women both young and old, and is also the number one cause of female cancer death in many parts of the world. The silver lining however is the great progress in the understanding, detection and treatment of breast cancers, which has led to more […]
Prevention & Treatment of Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer is the fourth leading cause of female cancer among female in the world and is the second most common cancer in women aged 15 to 44 years. In Malaysia, cervical cancer is in the top five most common female cancers; and second most common in women aged 15 to 44 years. A large […]
Thyroid Cancer: What you need to know
What is thyroid? Thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that lies at the lower front part of the neck, below the Adam’s apple. The thyroid gland produces thyroid hormones that regulate our metabolism, growth, development and body temperature. Symptoms Thyroid cancer commonly presented as a painless, palpable thyroid lump on the neck. Patients and doctors discover […]
Choosing the Best Imaging Modality
Each imaging modality has its pros and cons, which doctors will take into consideration when asking patients to undergo them. A PATIENT recently approached me to know which medical imaging modality was the best to detect cancer, if any, within her. This question has always been asked and will continue to boggle the minds of […]
