Tumour markers help detect cancer

Cancer is said to be the second leading cause of deaths in Malaysia and it is estimated that 40,000 cases are diagnosed yearly. Some of the common cancers are lung cancer, breast cancer and skin cancer. Because of this, early detection is important. And to raise cancer awareness and the importanc...

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Main Author: Abd Razak, Dzulkifli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2004
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/33675/
http://eprints.usm.my/33675/1/DZUL417.pdf
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Summary:Cancer is said to be the second leading cause of deaths in Malaysia and it is estimated that 40,000 cases are diagnosed yearly. Some of the common cancers are lung cancer, breast cancer and skin cancer. Because of this, early detection is important. And to raise cancer awareness and the importance of early detection, the National Cancer Society of Malaysia released 15,000 balloons over Kuala Lumpur last Sunday in the Yellow Balloons Race; yellow being the international colour for cancer.