| malays in peninsular malaysia may have the lowest incidence of stomach cancer in the world. | the malaysian national cancer registry (ncr) report for the period 2003-2005 shows an incidence of stomach cancer of 2.2 for malay, 11.3 for chinese and 11.9 for indian males per 100,000 population. malay (1.3), chinese (7.2) and indian (7.2) women have rates lower than men. malays in peninsular malaysia have five times less stomach cancer than chinese and indians. this racial difference is more marked than that noted in the singapore cancer registry. regional data from kelantan has an even lowe ... | 2009 | 19852334 |
| sociocultural and dietary practices among malay subjects in the north-eastern region of peninsular malaysia: a region of low prevalence of helicobacter pylori infection. | the prevalence of helicobacter pylori infection is exceptionally low among the malays in the north-eastern region of peninsular malaysia. the reasons are unknown. our aim was to compare environmental factors that differed in relation to h. pylori prevalence among malays born and residing in kelantan. | 2012 | 22221617 |
| differences in the pattern of gastric carcinoma between north-eastern and north-western peninsular malaysia: a reflection of helicobacter pylori prevalence. | a retrospective study on demographics of gastric carcinoma was conducted in hospital pulau pinang (hpp) with the aim of comparing it to a previous study done in hospital universiti sains malaysia (husm), kelantan. the incidence of gastric carcinoma was much higher in penang compared to kelantan. it was commonest in males and chinese. the incidence and site of gastric carcinoma closely parallels helicobacter pylori infection rates. this was evidenced by the higher incidence and non-cardia locatio ... | 2004 | 15779598 |
| helicobacter pylori infection among aborigines (the orang asli) in the northeastern region of peninsular malaysia. | whether the exceptionally low prevalence of helicobacter pylori (hp) infection reported among malays is also present among aborigines (the orang asli) living in northeastern peninsular malaysia is unknown. we studied asymptomatic orang asli from settlements situated 210 km from the city of kota bharu. the hp infection status was confirmed by a validated serology test. nineteen percent of 480 orang asli tested positive for hp infection. the prevalence was 40.6% in the birth cohort of the 1940s an ... | 2010 | 21036849 |