Malaysia’s first clinical practice guidelines for lung cancer, led by LCNM, is featured in A Breath for the Future- Malaysia’s National Lung Health Initiative.
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Lifetime risk of
Lung Cancer
in Malaysia
1 in 55
FOR ALL MALES
1 in 62
FOR MALAYS
1 in 43
FOR CHINESE
1 in 55
FOR INDIANS
1 in 135
FOR ALL FEMALES
Extremely high percentage of lung, tracheal and bronchial cancer cases were detected at later stages (Stages 3 & 4) for both sexes (89% in males; 91% in females)
Source: Malaysian National Cancer Registry 2007 – 2011
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