Breast cancer and the high price rural folk pay

Pink power: Pang (third from right) and her fellow Kinabalu Pink Ribbon members hope to make it easier for rural folk to seek treatment.

KOTA KINABALU: Many women, especially those from poor families, opt to seek traditional treatment when they detect lumps in their breasts, says Kinabalu Pink Ribbon association president Lucilla Pang.

“It involves a lot of costs for the lower income group,” she said.