Kota Kinabalu: Cancer awareness in Sabah remains low as most patients in the state are only diagnosed in the late stages, says Health Ministry oncologist Dr Ros Suzanna Ahmad Bustamam.
The national head of radiotherapy and oncology services said up to 66.6 per cent of patients in Sabah are only diagnosed at stages three and four .“In the Sabah Cancer Registry 2012 to 2016, a total of 8,818 new cancer cases were reported in the State over this period of time,” she said during the opening of the 34th Annual Scientific Congress of the Malaysian Oncological Society 2023 here today.
For males, the most common cancer reported was colorectal cancer, followed by lung and prostate cancer, while in females, breast, cervical and colorectal cancers were most reported. The state has long struggled with cancer awareness especially in rural areas where only a few hospitals are equipped with oncology facilities.
“KPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital and Gleneagles Hospital Kota Kinabalu are the two private centres in Sabah providing oncology services. HWKKS and KPJ Sabah provide radiotherapy services.
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