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Amid dearth, Health Ministry says committed to increase number of cancer experts

Tuesday, 04 Feb 2020 12:18 PM MYTHealth Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad speaks during the World Cancer Day event in Kuala Lumpur February 4, 2020. ― Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

“At present over 50 graduates enter oncology every year via Master’s [degree] programmes, with two more produced via the ministry’s parallel pathway programme in the same period,” he said following the launch of the World Cancer Day 2020 at KL Sentral here. “The ministry roughly estimates the benchmark of oncologists needed will be one specialist per 100,000 in the population.

“A lot of specialists have options to do so or not, but individually they must have the dedication and passion.

 

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