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Thousands of Malaysians are devastated by the news of cancer or other dreaded diseases every year. The news of cancer is always shattering and can be emotionally draining not just for the patient, but also for those around them.

It’s PINKtober! October is an annual breast cancer awareness month, an annual campaign to raise awareness on the impact of breast cancer which aims to prevent breast cancer-related deaths in women across the world.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and tuberculosis (TB) are two major infectious diseases causing serious public health problems. The main route of transmission of both these diseases are through respiratory droplets and they primarily target the lungs.

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women in Malaysia. According to the Statistics report made by Global Cancer Observatory in 2020, Breast cancer has been ranked first in the incidence and prevalence rate of cancer among Malaysians.

Autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn’s disease are commonly treated with biologics to slow progression of the disease. Unfortunately, biologics such as TNF-α inhibitors can also increase the likelihood that patients carrying latent TB infection will progress to active TB

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women, accounting for about one-quarter of all cancer deaths combined. Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) is a substance that blocks the activity of a protein called epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), which is found on the surface of some normal cells and is involved in cell growth.

COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibody Testing
“Quantitative detections of COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibodies in human serum,
plasma or whole blood”

Most blood cancers, also called hematologic cancers, begin in the blood-forming tissues such as the bone marrow or in the cells of the immune system.