A HIGHER number of young Malaysians are being diagnosed with cancer now, state health committee chairman Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said.
“Cancer used to be regarded as a disease of the elderly aged above 60, but more young people in their 20s and 30s are now having it,” he said when opening the KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital World Cancer Day Campaign at Ipoh Parade recently.
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