'We are family': Paying tribute to the siblings of children with cancer

Muhammad Aqil, seen here in UMMC’s bone marrow transplantation ward in 2018 (top), received a bone marrow donation from his older sister Nur Najlaa. — Photos: Prof Dr HANY ARIFFIN

Each year, over 200,000 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer worldwide.

In Malaysia, it is estimated that 1,200 new cases are seen annually.