Yip C H, Ng E H
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Singapore Med J. 1996 Jun;37(3):264-7.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Malaysian and Singaporean women. A study done to compare the epidemiology of the disease, as well as to compare the rate of conservative surgery between Malaysian and Singaporean women was carried out. The results show that the median age at presentation was the same in both countries, and the incidence was lower among the Malays. However, there was a significant difference in the stage at presentation and the tumour size; Singaporean women presented at earlier stages and with smaller tumours compared to Malaysian women. This led to a lower rate of conservation surgery in Malaysian women.
乳腺癌是马来西亚和新加坡女性癌症死亡的主要原因。一项研究旨在比较该疾病的流行病学情况，以及比较马来西亚和新加坡女性之间保乳手术的比例。结果显示，两个国家患者的中位年龄相同，且马来人的发病率较低。然而，就诊时的分期和肿瘤大小存在显著差异；与马来西亚女性相比，新加坡女性就诊时处于更早的阶段且肿瘤更小。这导致马来西亚女性保乳手术的比例较低。
