Breast Health at the Vocational Training Opportunities Centre at the YWCA, Kuala Lumpur – 6 May 2006
By Dr Evelyn Ho 

Thirty-three young ladies in their late teens and twenties undergoing vocational training at the YWCA Vocational Training Opportunities Center in Kuala Lumpur had a diversion from the usual programme. They attended an afternoon workshop to introduce them to breast health and self breast examination. The young ladies came from all over Malaysia including East Malaysia.

Basic information on the breast, physiology, anatomy and breast health maintenance were introduced in a manner to motivate a proactive stance towards their own breast health. This interactive workshop was conducted by Dr Evelyn Ho and assisted by Mrs June Yeoh and Francis Lee.

NCR 2003 Report: Breast Cancer is still the top cancer amongst women

Latest statistics from
the National Cancer Registry (NCR) show
that lung cancer is the most common cancer experienced by men in the country, whilst
breast cancer is the top cancer in women. Lung cancer accounts for 13.8 per cent of cancer cases among men. For women, breast cancer accounts
for 31 per cent of cases.