Dr Sharifah Sulaiha wants to remind Malaysian women that they are as capable as anyone else, even those from more developed countries. Photos: Dr Sharifah Sulaiha Syed Aznal
When Professor Dr Sharifah Sulaiha Syed Aznal was diagnosed with colon cancer in February last year, it came as a shock.
“I couldn't believe the news. My life was turned upside down and all my plans for the future had been disrupted,” says the 53-year-old dean of the School of Medicine at the International Medical University (IMU).
