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50pc of women with cancer die due to ignorance

Women must give greater importance to their health  as many now suffer from diseases previously thought to affect only men.

15-10-2012

KLANG: Women must give greater
importance to their health as many
now suffer from diseases previously
thought to affect only men.

The fact that many women juggle
both work and the care of the home
only increases the possibility of poor
health if care is not taken.

A public forum on women's
health, organised by KPJ Klang Spe­
cialist Hospital, provided in­depth
discussions on prevention and early
detection of gynaecological and
breast cancers, menopause, hor­
mone replacement therapy and
heart disease in women yesterday.

KPJ Klang consultant obstetrician
and gynaecologist Dr Vijayavel
Vadiveloo gave an insight into hu­
man papillomavirus, cervical and
ovarian cancers. He also spoke on
the treatment and prevention of
such conditions.

"Despite being the second most
common cancer in women, cervical
cancer is a curable disease if treated
in its early stages."

Dr Vijayavel said 50 per cent of
Asian women diagnosed with can­
cer died every year because of a lack
of awareness of the illness.

"Women should place greater sig­
nificance on their health and
make it a point to get regular check­
ups to ensure they are healthy as
sicknesses can be fatal if not treated
as soon as possible."

The forum panellists included
plastic surgeon Dr Oommen George,
who spoke about breast cancer,
including the management and
treatment of breast cancer and post­
mastectomy breast reconstruction.

Dr George also talked about gy­
naecomastia â€” the development of
excessive breast tissues in males â€”
which caused psychological dis­
tress, especially to young boys.

Other panellists were KPJ Klang
Specialist Hospital medical director
and consultant obstetrician and gy­
naecologist Datuk Dr N. Sivamohan
and consultant cardiologist Dr Lim
Eu Jin.



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