World Cancer Congress | MIMS Malaysia

Population-based breast cancer screening – the Taiwan experience

Saras Ramiya, 20181104000000

The current population-based breast cancer screening in Taiwan has come a long way since the start of phase I in 1995 upon the establishment of the National Health Insurance.

Civil society can play big roles in mobilizing and protect domestic resources

Pank Jit Sin, 20181018023834

Civil society can play various roles in a nation’s cancer care resources, says a cancer activist.

Cancer prevention programmes should be tailored to individual countries: A Japanese perspective

Pank Jit Sin, 20181011012414

As the existing comprehensive recommendations for cancer control policies are mostly derived from Western countries, non-Western nations should strive to tailor their own policies based on their local lifestyle, burden of cancer and characteristics of the local healthcare system.

Point-of-care HPV DNA screening comparable to cervical cancer biopsy

Rachel Soon, 20181010103304

Newer molecular tests for high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) may provide a cost-effective means for cervical cancer screening for low-to-middle income countries (LMICs), with results comparable to cervical biopsies.

Affordable healthcare improves cancer prevention and outcomes

Pank Jit Sin, 20181010030909

The increased healthcare coverage imparted by the Affordable Care Act in the US has improved access to care and cancer prevention programmes, reveals a prominent researcher.

UICC’s City Cancer Challenge to transform cancer care globally

Saras Ramiya, 20181008082646

The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) invites cities in Asian countries to participate in the global initiative of City Cancer Challenge (CCC) and upgrade their healthcare services for cancer patients.