PM: More R&D needed for cancer treatment

NST: More research is needed in health care, particularly in the prevention and treatment of cancer.
In making this call, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said such efforts would greatly benefit the poor, many of whom could not afford treatment for such illnesses.
"We must be able to create greater awareness of the dangers posed by cancer, which is increasingly threatening the lives of many Malaysians.
"Research and development would help reduce the cost of treatment for those in the lower-income groups, as foreign-produced medicines are expensive," he told a congregation of Umno leaders after hosting a breaking of fast followed by tahlil prayers for his late wife Datin Seri Endon Mahmood at the Putra World Trade Centre.
He said non-governmental organisations and associations should also continue to promote Endon’s work in marketing Malaysian batik and songket.
He also lamented that accidents continued to kill many due to carelessness of drivers.
"In the old days, people feared going into the jungle because they might be attacked by tigers, but now people fear going on the roads," he said.