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Doctor ‘captures’ final journey of cancer patient to meet dad in Malaysia

SINGAPORE: “TILL DEATH DO US PART.” That is the title of a Facebook posting by a doctor, describing the last journey of a stage-four cancer patient to meet her beloved father across the causeway. The 46-year-old Malaysian woman was repatriated from Singapore to Malaysia in the midst of stricter travel restrictions by both countries to curb the spread of Covid-19 on May 21, […]

Cancer-stricken graduate breeds rabbits to repay PTPTN loan

MACHANG: A stage 4 sinus (nasopharyngeal) cancer patient and Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) graduate, Abdul Halim Mat Hassan, 26, took the initiative to breed rabbits on a small scale to pay off the study loan he received from the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN). The Bachelor of Heritage Studies (Hons) degree holder has been […]

Cancer cases rise over period of 5 years

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new cancer cases recorded in Malaysia over a period of five years from 2012 to 2016 has increased to 115,238 from 103,507 cases recorded in the corresponding period of 2007 to 2011. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Age Standardised Incidence Rate for cancer stood at 86 […]

Celebrating Christmas with a caring heart

KUCHING: The management and staff of H&L Retail Sdn Bhd recently visited Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and spent a day with young cancer patients. They also celebrated Christmas in advance with the patients, in conjunction with H&L’s 60th Anniversary to end the celebration with a history. The company started collecting Christmas gifts from November via […]

EPF apologises to bedridden-cancer patient, family

KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) today apologised to its member and her family over an unpleasant service experience where a cancer-stricken bed-ridden woman was made to show up at its Johor Bahru office in order to withdraw her contribution to the retirement fund. “The EPF is deeply saddened and regretted the incident that […]