Greater Petaling, Malaysia
Driving quality cancer care in Asia
Discussion series on strengthening a multidisciplinary approach to cancer care and developing patient management guidelines
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Greater Petaling
Malaysia
Greater Petaling joined C/Can a year after Malaysia hosted the World Cancer Congress, with the goal of maintaining the momentum of this global event and improving cancer survival rates in Malaysia, which are low compared to other upper-middle-income countries. Specifically, Greater Petaling is aiming to improve cross-city collaboration, promote knowledge-sharing and build on Malaysia’s strong political commitment to strengthen cancer care.
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Country
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Joined C/CAN
January 2019
Why it matters
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143.9Cancer incidence rate (per 100,000)
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1.4 MGreater Petaling population
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87.3Cancer mortality rate (per 100,000)
Discover our projects
Local cancer care experts are leading projects designed to respond to the city’s challenges and enhance its capacity to address patient needs.
Key achievements toward lasting change
The project team has already delivered a range of achievements to raise the quality and equity of cancer care through effective multidisciplinary collaboration:
Stories from Greater Petaling
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