Public hospital patients to have access to ovarian cancer targeted therapy


Ovarian cancer patients in public hospitals now have a chance to get hold of a targeted therapy that can help keep their cancer at bay, or at least, in check. — TNS

Based on the National Cancer Registry published in 2019, ovarian cancer is the fourth most common cancer affecting women in Malaysia.

Approximately 1,200 new ovarian cancer cases are diagnosed every year in our country.

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