a public presentation on breast cancer awareness in 2012 during the Cancer Awareness Week in Seremban

1. Breast Cancer
• Dr Abd Hamid Mat Sain
• Consultant Surgeon
• ColumbiaAsia Hospital
• Seremban

3. The Cancer Incidence in Peninsular Malaysia
2003-2005 report, published by the National
Cancer Registry (NCR), states that the total;
67,792 new cases were diagnosed among
29,596 males (43.7 per cent) and 38,196
females (56.3 per cent).
The annual crude rate;
100.2 persons per 100,000 for males
132.1 persons per 100,000 for females.

6. All women are at risk when it comes to
breast cancer,
but no one knows what exactly causes
breast cancer.

7. Risks
•Your own personal history with cancer;
•The age at which your menstrual cycle began; how earlier your cycle began, how higher
the risk.
•The age at which you go through menopause; women who have their menopause after the
age of 55 are at higher risk of developing breast cancer.
•The age at which you give birth to your first child; the risk increases with older age, but if
you have first degree relatives with carcinoma of the breast, then risk age goes down.
•Your current age; The risk increases with age. Age is the biggest risk factor. (76% of
women who develop breast cancer had no other risk factors).
•Your race; Caucasian women have a slightly higher risk than Black, Hispanic, or Asian
women. (Chinese - Indian - Malay)

8. • Fibroadenoma
• Cancer

10. Therapeutic Trilogy
• Surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Radiotherapy