THIS Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Hospital Picaso’s Think Pink campaign shines the spotlight on breast cancer issues and the opening of Hospital Picaso in Petaling Jaya this year seeks to make breast cancer treatment easier for patients.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among females in Malaysia, with 17.6% of all cancers comprising breast cancer. This means that one in 23 women may develop breast cancer in her lifetime.
There may be incidences of younger women diagnosed with breast cancer but women above 60 are still the largest group of patients, said Hospital Picaso consultant breast surgeon Prof Datuk Dr Yip Cheng Har.
“People think breast cancer is increasing in the young population but it’s not true. The highest incidence is in the 65–69 age group as per the latest Malaysia National Cancer Registry Report 2017-2021 (released this year), as opposed to 60–64 in the previous report (National Cancer Registry Report 2012–2016),†she told a media interview recently.
