IPOH: There is still a group of educated women sceptical about undergoing breast cancer screening due to various misconceptions. National Cancer Society of Malaysia’s (NCSM) managing director Associate Prof Dr M. Murallitharan said one of the reasons for this challenge is due to the belief in pseudoscience. He said one of the misconceptions from this pseudoscience is that when one does mammograms and other screening tests, one develops breast cancer. “Yearly about 40% of women that undergo screening examinations are new clients, meaning these people have never undergone any form of examinations related to breast cancer before this. A breast cancer survivor, Linda Pereira, a retired dentist, said her world came crumbling down when a doctor informed her in 2008 that she had breast cancer.

Source: The Star June 05, 2024 11:11 UTC