Cervical Cancer In Malaysia 2019
Preface foreword the incidence of cervical cancer in singapore has steadily declined over the last four decades.
Cervical cancer in malaysia 2019. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among malaysian women. Our impact across malaysia in 2019. It was the 4th most common female cancer in the 1970s. Every minute one woman is diagnosed with cervical cancer which is one of the greatest today to women s health today.
Increasing population and longer life spans contributes to rise of cancer. Malaysia falls far below the world health organisation who target when it comes to cervical screening said deputy prime minister datuk seri dr wan azizah wan ismail. It is also preventable and treatable which is what makes each death a tragedy. Date accessed ico iarc hpv information centre iii.
Our impact in 2019 click on the state to view our impact. The screening test review committee strc under the academy of. It is estimated that one in four malaysians 1 4 will develop cancer by 75 years old. The overall age standardized incident rate asr of cervical cancer in malaysia was 12 2 per 100 000 populations.
On world cancer day who is reflecting on the unnecessary deaths of 300 000 women who die each year from cervical cancer. Cervical cancer and 275 128 die from the disease. 5 age standardised incidence rates of cervical cancer in malaysia by histological type and cancer registry. From 2011 2015 cervical cancer was the 10th most common cancer occurring among women.
To increase access to cancer services in malaysia by providing affordable as well as advanced screening and diagnostic. Summary report 17 june 2019. The national cancer registry of malaysia ncr records 21 773 malaysians being diagnosed with cancer but estimates that almost 10 000 cases are unregistered every year. In 2006 cervical cancer was reported to be the third most common cancer among malaysian women.
08 2019 6 march 2019 all registered medical practitioners release of new screening test review committee guidelines including changes to diabetes mellitus lipid disorders and cervical cancer screening 1. Every day five new cases are diagnosed and two women lose the fight against cervical cancer in malaysia. 11 6 cervical cancer mortality in malaysia estimates for 2018.