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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2004
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/33675/ http://eprints.usm.my/33675/1/DZUL417.pdf |
| 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. |
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