KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Nearly 250,000 cancer cases were reported in the country from 2017 to 2023, which saw an increase in the percentage of deaths.

GENEVA, Feb 15 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) released new findings yesterday about an “alarming” lack of awareness about alcohol’s link to cancer across Europe and called for clear and prominent tobacco-style warnings in the region with the world’s heaviest drinkers.

WASHINGTON/LONDON, Jan 3 — Alcoholic drinks should carry a warning about cancer risks on their label, the United States (US) Surgeon General said on Friday in a move that could signal a shift towards more aggressive tobacco-style regulation for the sector.

CONNECTICUT, Oct 16 — Johnson & Johnson must pay US$15 million (RM64.5 million) to a Connecticut man who alleges he developed mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer, as a result of using the company’s talc powder for decades, a jury found yesterday.

DELAWARE, Sept 23 — AstraZeneca said today its experimental precision drug developed with Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo does not significantly improve overall survival for patients with a type of breast cancer in a late-stage trial.

MARYLAND, July 29 — Guardant Health said its blood test to detect cancer that starts in the colon or rectum received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration, sending the company’s shares up 16 per cent in premarket trading today.

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LONDON, March 24 — Kate, the United Kingdom's Princess of Wales, said she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy after tests taken following major abdominal surgery in January revealed that cancer had been present.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — The Health Ministry (MoH) will expand and improve existing health facilities in an effort to provide the best treatment to cancer patients, especially children, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

CYBERJAYA, Feb 17 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr.

LONDON, Feb 6 — King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and will postpone public engagements to undergo treatment, said Buckingham Palace yesterday, but added he remained "wholly positive" about the scare less than 18 months into his reign.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Cancer is the fourth leading cause of death in Malaysia, increasing from 10.5 per cent in 2021 to 12.6 per cent in 2022, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) 2023 report.

PETALING JAYA, Dec 13 — Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin today opened the KanWork House, a place designed to provide holistic healing for those affected by cancer.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 27 — Early findings from a study on the effectiveness of management and treatment of cancer patients at the National Cancer Institute (IKN) found that 93 to 95 per cent of breast cancer patients have a survival rate exceeding three years compared to between 86 and 91 per cent a decade ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — A total of RM9.65 billion was spent to treat non-communicable diseases (NCD), which is 16.8 per cent of the country's health expenditure, said Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 20 — The risk of cancer involving young people aged between 15 and 49 is due to an unhealthy diet, the excessive consumption of sugar, and the culture of smoking including vaping, said Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

LONDON, Sept 6 — Factors such as obesity and alcohol consumption are contributing to a worrying rise in global cancer cases among younger people, a study suggests, reported German news agency (dpa).

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar PETALING, July 16 — Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin graced the launch of the Rumah KanWork wakaf (endowment) project at the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Cultural and Arts Centre at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), here today. Her Royal...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The Ministry of Health is looking to expand cancer treatment centres across the country to ensure equitable access to high-quality cancer treatment and palliative care for patients.

By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini SHAH ALAM, Feb 4 — Cancer remains one of Malaysia’s silent killers. In 2021, a total of 48,639 new cancer cases were recorded and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted that cancer incidence in Malaysia will double by 2040. The situation is a grave concern...