Breast cancer survivor pays it forward and helps other Malaysians on their journey

Support from family, friends and fellow survivors is crucial in helping patients get through their cancer journey, says Adeline Joseph

Adeline Joseph has been cancer-free for over 20 years and every year, after her annual doctor’s appointment, she is thankful that she still has her life. She was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer in May 1995 when she was 33.

She was working as an administrative executive at the National Cancer Society of Malaysia’s (NCSM) clinic in Kuala Lumpur at the time and through her job, Adeline came face to face with cancer every day. She’d seen survivors come in for consultations and treatment and she learnt about breast health and cancer awareness and how it affects lives of women, men and their families.