‘Patients don’t seek treatment when they see no hope’

Family day: Rashidah and her children (from left) Muhammad Kaflap Mohd Nizar, nine, Mohd Zaki Lamit, three and Putri Norsuhada Mohd Nizar, 11.

KUALA LUMPUR: Rashidah Isa was pregnant three years ago when she was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer.

Rashidah, 41, said she wanted to go for surgery after her delivery but her newborn had heart problems and she had no one to take care of his needs and two children, one of whom also has a disability.