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Influence of cultural practices on breast cancer risks, stage at presentation and outcome in a multi‑ethnic developing country (Review)

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    Affiliations: Department of Surgery, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Department of Pharmacology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Malaysia is a developing country made up of three main ethnicities: Malay, Chinese and Indian. There are significant ethnic differences with regard to the type of daily food and cooking methods, contraception, breast‑feeding preferences, confinement period and care, postmenopausal intake and influence of the traditional healer. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Malaysian women across all three ethnicities. However, the National Cancer Registry and local medical centres have documented ethnic differences in breast cancer risk (Chinese, 40.7 per 100,000; Indian, 38.1 per 100,000; Malay, 31.5 per 100,000), peak age (youngest in the Malays), stage at presentation (largest percentage at advanced stage among the Malays) and survival (poorest survival rate among the Malays). The Malays have several practices that are protective against breast cancer compared with the Chinese. However, the Malays have strong beliefs in the traditional healer, which contribute to the delay in getting treatment, causing a poor outcome and a low survival rate. The highest BRCA1 and 2 genetic mutation incidence is amongst the Chinese, but the Malays have the largest triple‑negative breast cancer rates. These factors may also contribute to the statistical breast cancer data.
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Abdullah N and Mohamed N: Influence of cultural practices on breast cancer risks, stage at presentation and outcome in a multi‑ethnic developing country (Review). Oncol Lett 22: 806, 2021.
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Abdullah, N., & Mohamed, N. (2021). Influence of cultural practices on breast cancer risks, stage at presentation and outcome in a multi‑ethnic developing country (Review). Oncology Letters, 22, 806. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.13067
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Abdullah, N., Mohamed, N."Influence of cultural practices on breast cancer risks, stage at presentation and outcome in a multi‑ethnic developing country (Review)". Oncology Letters 22.5 (2021): 806.
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Abdullah, N., Mohamed, N."Influence of cultural practices on breast cancer risks, stage at presentation and outcome in a multi‑ethnic developing country (Review)". Oncology Letters 22, no. 5 (2021): 806. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.13067
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Abdullah N and Mohamed N: Influence of cultural practices on breast cancer risks, stage at presentation and outcome in a multi‑ethnic developing country (Review). Oncol Lett 22: 806, 2021.
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Abdullah, N., & Mohamed, N. (2021). Influence of cultural practices on breast cancer risks, stage at presentation and outcome in a multi‑ethnic developing country (Review). Oncology Letters, 22, 806. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.13067
MLA
Abdullah, N., Mohamed, N."Influence of cultural practices on breast cancer risks, stage at presentation and outcome in a multi‑ethnic developing country (Review)". Oncology Letters 22.5 (2021): 806.
Chicago
Abdullah, N., Mohamed, N."Influence of cultural practices on breast cancer risks, stage at presentation and outcome in a multi‑ethnic developing country (Review)". Oncology Letters 22, no. 5 (2021): 806. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.13067
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