Is skin cancer common in Malaysia?


In a report published 10 years ago, skin cancer ranked 10th as the most common cancer in Malaysia, and accounted for 2.6% of all cancer cases in the country.

Unlike other types of cancers, skin cancer has received little attention in Malaysia, and there’s little awareness of it among the public.

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