“Breast Cancer Care in Malaysia: Access to Early Detection, Diagnosis and Optimal Treatment” is a report that evaluates the gaps in breast cancer care throughout the patient pathway, from access to early detection, timely diagnosis and optimal treatment.

Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in the world and in Malaysia. Public health efforts toward reducing the burden of breast cancer in Malaysia have been largely focused on promoting early detection through opportunistic mammography screening and clinical breast examination. Despite such efforts, Malaysia still lags behind most developed nations in terms of survival outcomes for breast cancer as issues of delayed diagnosis and treatment still remain.

Drawing from patients and survivors of breast cancer, relevant stakeholders as well as existing literature, this report calls for priority to be given to improving survival outcomes for breast cancer through a holistic and collaborative approach.