Lim G C C, Azura D
Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Pahang, 50586 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Med J Malaysia. 2008 Sep;63 Suppl C:55-6.
Cancer burden in Malaysia is increasing. Although there have been improvements in cancer treatment, these new therapies may potentially cause an exponential increase in the cost of cancer treatment. Therefore, justification for the use of these treatments is mandated. Availability of local data will enable us to evaluate and compare the outcome of our patients. This will help to support our clinical decision making and local policy, improve access to treatment and improve the provision and delivery of oncology services in Malaysia. The National Cancer Patient Registry was proposed as a database for cancer patients who seek treatment in Malaysia. It will be a valuable tool to provide timely and robust data on the actual setting in oncology practice, safety and cost effectiveness of treatment and most importantly the outcome of these patients.
马来西亚的癌症负担正在增加。尽管癌症治疗已有改善，但这些新疗法可能会使癌症治疗成本呈指数级增长。因此，必须对这些治疗方法的使用进行论证。本地数据的可用性将使我们能够评估和比较我们患者的治疗结果。这将有助于支持我们的临床决策和本地政策，改善治疗可及性，并改善马来西亚肿瘤服务的提供与交付。国家癌症患者登记处被提议作为在马来西亚寻求治疗的癌症患者的数据库。它将成为一个有价值的工具，以提供有关肿瘤学实际诊疗情况、治疗安全性和成本效益，以及最重要的这些患者治疗结果的及时且可靠的数据。
