SCCS calls for national childhood cancer policy to ensure equal access to care

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The Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society highlighted the need for a national childhood cancer policy to ensure equal access to care in Malaysia, noting approximately 1,500 new childhood cancer cases annually with leukemia being the most prevalent. The statement emphasizes disparities in survival outcomes nationwide.

KUCHING (July 6): Approximately 1,500 new cases of childhood cancer are diagnosed in Malaysia every year, said Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society (SCCS) president Mary Kiu Ai Ling. “Leukaemia remains the most prevalent, accounting for close to 40 per cent of all cases. “Despite meaningful improvements in survival outcomes, not every child in our country has [...] The post SCCS calls for national childhood cancer policy to ensure equal access to care appeared first on Borneo Post Online.