Cancer cases - and deaths - on the rise

Keep up the good work: Dzulkefly visiting a booth after launching World Cancer Day in Kuala Lumpur. — Low Boon Tat/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Almost 250,000 Malaysians have been diagnosed as having cancer in just seven years, with more people dying of the disease each year, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

“From 2017 to 2023, a total of 248,207 cancer cases were reported in Malaysia.