MOH patients can get treated in IHH hospitals with Gamma Knife and Linear Accelerator: Pantai Hospital KL, Gleneagles Hospital KL, PCMC, Gleneagles Hospital Penang, Pantai Hospital Penang, Gleneagles Hospital Medini Johor, Pantai Hospital Ayer Keroh.
Khairy Jamaluddin says many older Peka B40 beneficiaries declined to undergo breast or prostate examinations when it was explained to them how the cancer screenings would be performed.
Sew Boon Lui, who has advanced breast cancer, says targeted therapy costs over RM6,000 monthly, chemotherapy over RM5,500 every 3 weeks, PET scans RM3,000 every 2 to 3 months; Socso covers a quarter of her chemo drug.
Experts moot a more efficient way of sourcing for cheaper cancer drugs, making minor legislative amendments to improve access to early treatment, and improving resource-sharing between public and private facilities.
The most common cancer types for the RM1,000 benefit last year to complete treatment were breast (30%), digestive system (21%), female genital (14%), and ENT (13%).
Khairy Jamaluddin says about 49,000 people in Malaysia were diagnosed with cancer in 2020, with the figure likely to hit over 66,000 new cases annually by 2030.
The first Beacon Oncology Centre has been opened in Klang, and provides chemotherapy care, specialist outpatient services, and health screening services.