‘Cancer cases to rise by 2030’


PETALING JAYA: The number of people in Malaysia newly diagnosed with cancer is expected to rise to over 66,000 annually by 2030, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

“This is an increase from the 49,000 people estimated to be newly diagnosed with cancer in 2020,” he said.

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