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Breast Cancer In A Multi-Ethnic Asian Setting: Results From The Singapore-Malaysia Hospital-Based Breast Cancer Registry, Awang Bulgiba
Breast Cancer In A Multi-Ethnic Asian Setting: Results From The Singapore-Malaysia Hospital-Based Breast Cancer Registry, Awang Bulgiba
Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud
Two hospital-based breast cancer databases (University Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia [n = 1513] and National University Hospital, Singapore [n = 2545]) were merged into a regional registry of breast cancer patients diagnosed between 1990 and 2007. A review of the data found 51% of patients diagnosed before the age of 50 years. and 72% percent of the women were Chinese followed by Malays (16%), Indians (8%), and other races (4%). Median tumor size at presentation was 26 mm and about 25% of patients presented with TNM stage III or IV disease. Most tumors were of ductal histology (87%). Fifty-seven percent …
Predictors Of 3-Month Abstinence In Smokers Attending Stop-Smoking Clinics In Malaysia, Awang Bulgiba
Predictors Of 3-Month Abstinence In Smokers Attending Stop-Smoking Clinics In Malaysia, Awang Bulgiba
Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud
Introduction: Much is known about the predictors of success in quitting smoking. In particular, nicotine dependence, but not strength of motivation to stop, appears to predict abstinence. However, to date, studies have come almost exclusively from Western countries. More data are needed on the cross-cultural generalizability of these findings. Methods: One hundred and ninety-eight smokers attending 5 stop-smoking clinics in Malaysia completed a questionnaire prior to their target quit date and were followed up 3 months after this date. Predictors included sociodemographic variables, smoking patterns, past history of quitting, characteristics of current quit attempt, and smoking motives as well as …