KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (Bernama) — Pancreatic cancer is known to be one of the deadliest cancers in Malaysia with every 2 in 100,000 individuals developing it in their lifetime. It may not be as common as colon, breast or lung cancer, but pancreatic cancer carries an unfavourable prognosis as it is usually diagnosed late.
The only chance of cure, as recommended by Professor Dr Yoong Boon Koon, Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City’s (SMC) Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) Consultant Surgeon is pancreatic surgery to remove the cancerous cells when it is detected early or before it turned cancerous. These are usually followed by chemotherapy.
