st common cancer among women
b. The most common cancer among females in all ethnic groups
c. The most common cancer among females from age 20 years
d. 4337 new cases diagnosed in 2002.
e. 52.3% of the new cases in 2002 were in women below 50 years old
f. Overall crude rate (CR) –number of cases first notified for a given population – 45.1 per 100,000
g. Age-standardize incidence (ASR) – for meaningful comparison
of 2 population that differ in their age structure – 52.8
h. A women in Malaysia had a 1 in 19 chance of getting the diseases (1:14 for Chinese, 1:15 for Indian, and 1 in 24 for Malay)
From a study in two breast clinic in Kuala Lumpur Taken from : Yip, C.H., & Abdullah, N.H. (2003) Spectrum of breast cancer in Malaysian Women: Overview. World Journal of Surgery 27, 921-923
a. Peak age group range 40-49 years
b. The mean tumor size at presentation 5.4 cm
c. 50-60% of the newly diagnose cases are at stage 3 and 4
d. The tumor were much larger in Malay ethnic group patients
e. The advance stage of breast cancer is observed to be the highest among the Malay ethnic group
f. Percentage of advance cases is thought to be higher in rural hospitals
g. There are 16 breast clinic for 23 mil. population ( way below recommendation of 1:16 mil)
h. Nation-wide breast screening program is yet to be established
i. Situation in East Malaysia is not yet known
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