Consultant breast & oncoplastic surgeon Dr Tan Gie Hooi says UPM research shows 13.6% of women in Malaysia are diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 40, in contrast to the US, where the figure stands at 5%.
According to a Milieu Insight survey, although 62% of women in Malaysia feel there are sufficient resources about breast cancer, 36% are unaware about where to get mammogram screenings.
Under the Hunt That Lump campaign, Aurelius Hospital Nilai will provide complimentary mammograms for underserved women between 40 and 69, as well as policemen's wives in Nilai and Nilai University students.