Tag: breast cancer
MOH and Cancer Research Malaysia Bridge Care Gap for Low-Income Breast Cancer Patients
Malaysia’s fight against cancer According to data from Malaysia’s Ministry of Health (MOH), survival rates for breast cancer patients are notably higher in high-income settings, with nine out of ten patients surviving the disease, compared to only 5 out of […]
Study Unlocks Key Findings on Asian Carriers of Breast Cancer
Malaysian researchers at Cancer Research Malaysia (CRMY) and the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) have published the largest study to shed light on cancer risk in Asian BRCA carriers. This study provides critical information that can assist in decisions regarding […]
Shanghai Researchers Announce Groundbreaking Treatment for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Brain Metastases
Researchers from Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center have unveiled a new treatment method that significantly improves outcomes for HER2-positive breast cancer patients suffering from brain metastases. The innovative approach involves local radiotherapy combined with Pyrotinib tablets, a small molecule drug […]
Roche & MUIS Team Up to Support B40 and M40 Breast Cancer Patients in Sabah Through PERKIPS
The pilot program aims to fund HER-2 positive breast cancer to provide equitable and timely access to innovative Standard-of-Care neoadjuvant therapy. Roche (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has unveiled a distinctive initiative designed to ease the financial burden of treatment for breast […]
Male breast cancer: Putting your best chest forward
Breast cancer, like many diseases, does not discriminate based on biological sex. The view that breast cancer is a “women’s disease” is a common societal misconception. The truth is that men are also at risk of developing breast cancer, and […]
Scientists identify genetic play behind breast cancer recurrence
Undetectable microscopic pieces of tumour that remain after a mastectomy are a major factor for the recurrence of breast cancer – scientists from Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC, have recently discovered cell types with significant genetic changes that […]
New tool for more accurate detection of breast cancer in Asian women
Cancer Research Malaysia (CRM) havedeveloped a diagnostic tool especially for Asian women that better identifies their likelihood of inheriting BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene faults. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are tumour suppressor genes that help keep breast, ovarian, and other types of […]
Genetic tool developed to assess breast cancer risk for Asian women
Women are advised to start breast cancer screening by age 50 at the latest to ensure better chances of treatment and survival in case of a positive diagnosis. However, in most Asian countries, many women who could be at risk […]
Even older women risk having breast cancer if mother or sister had the disease
The risk of getting breast cancer among older women does not diminish with age, a U.S. study states, adding that they women are more likely to develop breast cancer when a mother or sister had this disease. Family history has […]
Low-cost breast, cervical cancer interventions could save thousands of women
Scientists say that low-cost health interventions, costing as little as US$1.72 per person, could help prevent the deaths of hundreds of thousands of women in developing countries all over the world from breast and cervical cancer. Every year, almost 800,000 […]
