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A healthy diet, regular exercise, avoiding tobacco and nicotine from smoking, and managing one’s stress all play a key role in reducing cancer risk. Photo: Canva

Hospital Picaso, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Dr Mastura Md Yusof stressed that there was currently no solid evidence to confirm a clear link between low vitamin D levels and an increased risk of cancer.

A Consultant Neurosurgeon has urged the public to be more aware of these early and often overlooked symptoms, which may initially be brushed off as stress or age-related issues, noting that it is not uncommon to see patients presenting in the late stages of a brain tumour. - Bernama file photo

Often masked by common symptoms and mistaken for ageing or fatigue, brain tumours, a growth of cells in the brain or near it, can go undetected until it’s too late. Photo courtesy of Sunway Medical Centre Velocity

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HER2-positive cancers are fueled by an overactive HER2 gene, which makes too much of a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 that helps cancer cells grow and spread. - Bernama file photo

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Never believe in traditional 'bomohs' or 'tok bidan' who claim they have cures for cancer. It’s disheartening that many still trust these methods and dismiss professional medical advice, advises Tun Dr Hasmah

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