KKM is set to propose mandatory cancer notifications through the MyHDW website to facilitate the collection of cancer data.
: The Health Ministry is set to propose mandatory cancer notifications through the Malaysian Health Data Warehouse website to facilitate the collection of cancer data.“Based on the latest report by the National Cancer Registry 2017 – 2021, a total of 34,332 new cancer cases were reported in 2020 and 31,688 new cases in 2021.”“Currently, cancer notification is voluntary. I believe we need to make it mandatory,“ Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad told the Dewan Rakyat, today.
He highlighted that Malaysia documented 10 major types of cancers from 2017 to 2021, stating that breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, uterine corpus cancer and ovarian cancer are the top five cancers among women, while colorectal cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer and lymphoma are predominant among men.
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