Cancer epidemiology and control in peninsular and island South-East Asia - past, present and future.

Cancer Incidence in Five Continents

1970 • 8,763 citations

Cancer incidence, mortality and prevalence worldwide

2004 • 3,893 citations

Never-Smokers With Lung Cancer: Epidemiologic Evidence of a Distinct Disease Entity

2006 • 373 citations

Asia–Pacific consensus guidelines on gastric cancer prevention

2008 • 337 citations

Evidence forChlamydia trachomatisas a Human Papillomavirus Cofactor in the Etiology of Invasive Cervical Cancer in Brazil and the Philippines

2002 • 249 citations

Dietary isothiocyanates, glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms and colorectal cancer risk in the Singapore Chinese Health Study

2002 • 230 citations

Dietary isothiocyanates, glutathione S-transferase -M1, -T1 polymorphisms and lung cancer risk among Chinese women in Singapore.

2001 • 219 citations

Central obesity, insulin resistance, syndrome X, lipoprotein(a), and cardiovascular risk in Indians, Malays, and Chinese in Singapore.

1997 • 208 citations

Relationships between indices of obesity and its co-morbidities in multi-ethnic Singapore

2001 • 194 citations

Opposing effects of dietary n-3 and n-6 fatty acids on mammary carcinogenesis: The Singapore Chinese Health Study

2003 • 187 citations

Causes of Cervical Cancer in the Philippines: a Case-Control Study

1998 • 185 citations

Outcome of screening by clinical examination of the breast in a trial in the Philippines

2005 • 182 citations

Isoflavonoid levels in spot urine are associated with frequency of dietary soy intake in a population-based sample of middle-aged and older Chinese in Singapore.

1998 • 178 citations

Epidemiology of breast cancer in Malaysia.

2006 • 173 citations

Risk factors and incident coronary heart disease in Chinese, Malay and Asian Indian males: the Singapore Cardiovascular Cohort Study

2001 • 172 citations

Obesity in Malaysia

2002 • 169 citations

Dietary cryptoxanthin and reduced risk of lung cancer: the Singapore Chinese Health Study.

2003 • 169 citations

Oral mucosal lesions associated with betel quid, areca nut and tobacco chewing habits: consensus from a workshop held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 25‐27, 1996

1999 • 166 citations

Overview of Breast Cancer in Malaysian Women: A Problem with Late Diagnosis

2004 • 162 citations

A national epidemiological survey of oral mucosal lesions in Malaysia

1997 • 161 citations

Cardiovascular epidemiology in the Asia–Pacific region

2001 • 155 citations

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism and breast cancer risk among Chinese women in Singapore.

2003 • 148 citations

Reducing by half the percentage of late-stage presentation for breast and cervix cancer over 4 years: a pilot study of clinical downstaging in Sarawak, Malaysia

2007 • 145 citations

Ethnic differences in acute myocardial infarction in Singapore

2003 • 143 citations

Overview of Cancer in Malaysia

2002 • 143 citations

Cigarettes and alcohol in relation to colorectal cancer: the Singapore Chinese Health Study

2007 • 140 citations

Profound changes in breast cancer incidence may reflect changes into a Westernized lifestyle: A comparative population‐based study in Singapore and Sweden

2004 • 128 citations

Diet, reproductive factors and lung cancer risk among Chinese women in Singapore: Evidence for a protective effect of soy in nonsmokers

2001 • 114 citations

Secular trends of nasopharyngeal carcinoma incidence in Singapore, Hong Kong and Los Angeles Chinese populations, 1973–1997

2007 • 113 citations

Non‐viral risk factors for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the philippines: Results from a case‐control study

1993 • 112 citations

Colorectal cancer in Asians: a demographic and anatomic survey in Malaysian patients undergoing colonoscopy

2005 • 110 citations

Epidemiology and Prevention of Cervical Cancer in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam

2008 • 107 citations

The racial cohort phenomenon: seroepidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection in a multiracial South-East Asian country

2001 • 107 citations

Attitudes as barriers in breast screening: a prospective study among Singapore women

2000 • 107 citations

Knowledge and practice of breast cancer screening amongst public health nurses in Singapore.

2002 • 106 citations

Knowledge and behavior regarding breast cancer screening among female teachers in Selangor, Malaysia.

2008 • 103 citations

Determinants of circulating insulin-like growth factor I and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 concentrations in a cohort of Singapore men and women.

2003 • 101 citations

BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations among breast cancer patients from the Philippines

2002 • 95 citations

Ethnic differences in the time trend of female breast cancer incidence: Singapore, 1968 – 2002

2006 • 91 citations

Ethnicity and H. Pylori as Risk Factors for Gastric Cancer in Malaysia: A Prospective Case Control Study

2006 • 91 citations

Green tea intake, ACE gene polymorphism and breast cancer risk among Chinese women in Singapore

2005 • 90 citations

High Incidence of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Native People of Sarawak, Borneo Island

2004 • 90 citations

Prospective study of dietary patterns and colorectal cancer among Singapore Chinese

2008 • 86 citations

Beliefs and Attitudes as Determinants of Cervical Cancer Screening: A Community-Based Study in Singapore

1995 • 84 citations

Opposing Trends in Incidence of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Adenocarcinoma in a Multi-Ethnic Asian Country

2006 • 78 citations

The relationship of hepatitis B virus infection and non‐Hodgkin’s lymphoma and its impact on clinical characteristics and prognosis

2007 • 77 citations

A prospective study of tobacco and alcohol use as risk factors for pharyngeal carcinomas in Singapore Chinese

2007 • 76 citations

Prevalence of NIDDM and Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Aborigines and Malays in Malaysia and Their Relationship to Sociodemographic, Health, and Nutritional Factors

1993 • 76 citations

Mammographic parenchymal patterns and self-reported soy intake in Singapore Chinese women.

2002 • 74 citations

Risk Factors for Breast Cancer Associated with Mammographic Features in Singaporean Chinese Women

2004 • 70 citations

Marine n‐3 and saturated fatty acids in relation to risk of colorectal cancer in Singapore Chinese: A prospective study

2008 • 69 citations

Green tea and black tea consumption in relation to colorectal cancer risk: the Singapore Chinese Health Study

2007 • 69 citations

Polymorphisms in angiotensin II type 1 receptor and angiotensin I-converting enzyme genes and breast cancer risk among Chinese women in Singapore

2004 • 67 citations

Cancer and the Philippine Cancer Control Program

2002 • 66 citations

Breast Cancer in Asia

2008 • 65 citations

Ethnic differences among Chinese, Malay and Indian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Singapore.

2004 • 63 citations

Effects of Cruciferous Vegetable Consumption on Urinary Metabolites of the Tobacco-Specific Lung Carcinogen 4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-Pyridyl)-1-Butanone in Singapore Chinese

2004 • 63 citations

An International Comparison of Women's Health Issues in the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Canada, Hong Kong, and Singapore: The CIDA-SEAGEP Study

2004 • 63 citations

An analysis of the costs of implementing the National Newborn Hearing Screening Programme in England

2006 • 62 citations

Soy intake and other lifestyle determinants of serum estrogen levels among postmenopausal Chinese women in Singapore.

2002 • 62 citations

Effect of glutathione-S-transferase polymorphisms on the cancer preventive potential of isothiocyanates: An epidemiological perspective

2005 • 62 citations

Mammographic parenchymal patterns and risk of breast cancer at and after a prevalence screen in Singaporean women

2000 • 62 citations

The Philippine tobacco industry: "the strongest tobacco lobby in Asia"

2004 • 61 citations

Food groups and the risk of colorectal carcinoma in an Asian population

2002 • 61 citations

Herbal medicine use, Epstein-Barr virus, and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

1992 • 61 citations

Clinical Observations from a Breast Cancer Registry in Asian Women

2007 • 59 citations

Dietary soy and increased risk of bladder cancer: the Singapore Chinese Health Study.

2002 • 59 citations

Factors determining acceptability of mammography in an Asian population: a study among women in Singapore.

1997 • 56 citations

CYP1A1 polymorphisms and risk of lung cancer in non-smoking Chinese women: influence of environmental tobacco smoke exposure and GSTM1/T1 genetic variation

2005 • 55 citations

Do younger female breast cancer patients have a poorer prognosis? Results from a population‐based survival analysis

2003 • 55 citations

Where is Malaysia in the midst of the Asian epidemic of diabetes mellitus?

2000 • 55 citations

Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Cardiovascular Risk Factors in North-East Malaysia

1999 • 54 citations

Effects of social support, regular physician and health-related attitudes on cervical cancer screening in an Asian population.

2000 • 53 citations

Racial differences in Helicobacter pylori, serum pepsinogen and gastric cancer incidence in an urban Asian population

2005 • 53 citations

GSTM1, GSTT1 and CYP1A1 polymorphisms and risk of oral cancer: a case-control study in Jakarta, Indonesia.

2009 • 50 citations

Breast cancer in malaysia: are our women getting the right message? 10 year-experience in a single institution in Malaysia.

2007 • 50 citations

Prevalence and correlates of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance among adults in Luzon, Philippines

2003 • 49 citations

Epidemiology of Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Cancer and Future Perspectives in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan

2008 • 49 citations

Marine n-3 fatty acid intake, glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms and breast cancer risk in post-menopausal Chinese women in Singapore

2004 • 47 citations

The Singapore National Breast Screening Programme: principles and implementation.

2003 • 46 citations

Changes in the distribution of lung cancer cell types and patient demography in a developing multiracial Asian country: Experience of a university teaching hospital

2006 • 45 citations

Acetic‐acid guided visual inspection vs. cytology‐based screening for cervical cancer in the Philippines

2003 • 45 citations

Gender differences in the trend of colorectal cancer incidence in Singapore, 1968–2002

2008 • 45 citations

Associations Between Soy, Diet, Reproductive Factors, and Mammographic Density in Singapore Chinese Women

2006 • 44 citations

Spectrum of thyroid lesions in hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia over 11years and a review of thyroid cancers in Malaysia.

2009 • 42 citations

Passive cigarette smoking is a risk factor in cervical neoplasia

2004 • 42 citations

Knowledge and perceptions regarding colorectal cancer screening among Chinese—A community-based survey in Singapore

2007 • 39 citations

Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein-1 (LMP-1) 30-bp deletion and Xho I-loss is associated with type III nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Malaysia

2008 • 38 citations

Breast cancer in Sabah, Malaysia: a two year prospective study.

2008 • 37 citations

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gene polymorphisms and colorectal cancer risk among Chinese in Singapore

2006 • 37 citations

Trends in Cancer Incidence Among Singapore Malays: A Low-risk Population

2004 • 37 citations

Lifestyle factors and breast cancer: a case-control study in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2006 • 37 citations

Cancer incidence among Filipinos in Hawaii and the Philippines.

1985 • 37 citations

Toxicological evaluation of some Malaysian locally processed raw food products

2007 • 37 citations

Ethnic Differences in the Frequency of Subtypes of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Results of the Malaysia-Singapore Leukemia Study Group

2007 • 36 citations

Cancer incidence in Singapore

1967 • 36 citations

Insulin-like growth factor-1 promoter polymorphisms and colorectal cancer: a functional genomics approach

2008 • 36 citations

Rare Helicobacter pylori infection as a factor for the very low stomach cancer incidence in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2004 • 36 citations

Androgen receptor gene polymorphism and breast cancer susceptibility in The Philippines.

2003 • 35 citations

Morbidity and mortality in relation to smoking among women and men of Chinese ethnicity: The Singapore Chinese Health Study

2007 • 35 citations

Survival among Chinese women with lung cancer in Singapore: a comparison by stage, histology and smoking status

2003 • 34 citations

Improving Adherence to Regular Pap Smear Screening among Asian Women: A Population-Based Study in Singapore

2002 • 34 citations

Survival analysis of Malaysian women with breast cancer: results from the University of Malaya Medical Centre.

2008 • 33 citations

Cancer survival discrepancies in developed and developing countries: comparisons between the Philippines and the United States

2009 • 33 citations

Interaction of dense breast patterns with other breast cancer risk factors in a case–control study

2004 • 32 citations

RISE OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN SINGAPORE: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REVIEW

2007 • 31 citations

CYP2A6 polymorphisms in Malays, Chinese and Indians

2006 • 31 citations

Tocotrienol levels in adipose tissue of benign and malignant breast lumps in patients in Malaysia.

2007 • 30 citations

A case-control study on the association between environmental factors and the occurrence of acute leukemia among children in Klang Valley, Malaysia.

2009 • 30 citations

Changing patterns of Hodgkin lymphoma incidence in Singapore

2008 • 29 citations

Appropriateness of colonoscopy using the ASGE guidelines: experience in a large Asian hospital

2006 • 28 citations

Gastric cancer in Malaysia: the need for early diagnosis.

2003 • 28 citations

Immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy--why do women choose this option?

2008 • 27 citations

Cost-effectiveness analysis of Helicobacter pylori screening in prevention of gastric cancer in Chinese

2008 • 26 citations

Carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a review of its pathology and commentary on the problem in Malaysians.

1999 • 26 citations

Demand analysis of tobacco consumption in Malaysia

2007 • 26 citations

Helicobacter pylori infection appears essential for stomach carcinogenesis: Observations in Semarang, Indonesia

2005 • 26 citations

Alterations of the p14ARF-p53-MDM2 pathway in oral squamous cell carcinoma: MDM2 overexpression is a common event

2005 • 25 citations

Reverse smoking and palatal mucosal changes in Filipino women. Epidemiological features

1996 • 25 citations

National disease management plans for key chronic non-communicable diseases in Singapore.

2002 • 24 citations

Investigating Hong Kong's Filipino Domestic Workers' Healthcare Behavior, Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Cervical Cancer and Cervical Screening

2003 • 23 citations

P27 V109G Polymorphism is associated with lymph node metastases but not with increased risk of breast cancer.

2007 • 23 citations

Clinical presentation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Sarawak Malaysia.

2005 • 23 citations

Epidemiology and clinicopathology of breast cancer in metro Manila and Rizal Province, Philippines.

2009 • 23 citations

Health beliefs in oral cancer: Malaysian estate Indian scenario

2001 • 22 citations

Factors Associated with Chronic Illness among the Elderly in a Rural Community in Malaysia

2004 • 20 citations

Prevalence of human papillomavirus in abnormal cervical smears in Malaysian patients.

2009 • 19 citations

Fine needle aspiration biopsy, core needle biopsy or excision biopsy to diagnose breast cancer - which is the ideal method?

2009 • 18 citations

A COMPARISON OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AMONG INDO‐ASIAN AND CAUCASIAN PATIENTS ADMITTED WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA AND BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND

2001 • 18 citations

Is Kelantan joining the global cancer epidemic?--experience from hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia; 1987-2007.

2008 • 18 citations

Patterns of familial transmission of HBV and the risk of developing liver cancer: A case‐control study in the Philippines

1989 • 18 citations

Risk Factors for Stroke among Urbanised Indonesian Women of Reproductive Age: A Hospital-Based Case-Control Study

2004 • 18 citations

Prostate-specific antigen levels among Chinese, Malays and Indians in Singapore from a community-based study.

2007 • 18 citations

Association of colorectal carcinoma with metabolic diseases; experience with 138 cases from Kelantan, Malaysia.

2009 • 18 citations

Thyroid cancer: The Kuala Lumpur experience

2002 • 17 citations

Prevalence of colorectal polyps in Filipinos

1992 • 17 citations

HPV infection and the alterations of the pRB pathway in oral carcinogenesis

2007 • 17 citations

Breast cancer and lifestyle risks among Chinese women in the Klang Valley in 2001.

2004 • 16 citations

Factors Involved In the Diagnosis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Malaysia

1998 • 15 citations

Cancer incidence in Singapore, 1998 to 1999.

2002 • 14 citations

Does a positive family history influence the presentation of breast cancer?

2008 • 14 citations

Population-based mammographic screening in Singapore: what are participants' views?

1998 • 14 citations

Dietary intake of soybean protein and menstrual cycle length in pre-menopausal Singapore Chinese women

2001 • 14 citations

Spectrum of malignant lymphoma in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sabah.

2003 • 14 citations

Does the pre-operative value of serum CA15-3 correlate with survival in breast cancer?

2008 • 13 citations

Population-based survival for cervical cancer in Singapore, 1968-1992

2003 • 13 citations

Interval cancers following breast cancer screening in Singaporean women

2002 • 13 citations

Prostate Screening — The Singapore Experience

1996 • 13 citations

The relationship of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cirrhosis to hepatitis B virus infection in the Philippines

1989 • 10 citations

Survey on mammographic screening among women aged 40 to 65 years old at polyclinics.

2007 • 10 citations

Utility of Ki-67 and p53 in distinguishing cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3 from squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix.

2009 • 10 citations

Moving into the digital era: a novel experience with the first full-field digital mammography system in Malaysia.

2007 • 10 citations

Differences in the pattern of gastric carcinoma between north-eastern and north-western peninsular Malaysia: a reflection of Helicobacter pylori prevalence.

2004 • 10 citations

PREVALENCE OF PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE IN URBAN HIGH‐RISK MALAYSIAN PATIENTS

2003 • 10 citations

Knowledge and practice of breast self examination and Pap smear screening among a group of electronics women workers.

2003 • 9 citations

Breast cancer incidence in Metro Manila and Rizal province: 1980-1992.

2002 • 9 citations

Flat colonic adenomas in Malaysia: Fact or fancy?

2003 • 9 citations

Prevalence of Oral Precancerous and Cancerous Lesions in Elderly Malaysians

1997 • 9 citations

Multiparity and the risk of premenopausal breast cancer: different effects across ethnic groups in Singapore

2008 • 9 citations

The awareness of oral cancer in adult patients attending School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia: a preliminary study.

2006 • 9 citations

Building partnership in oral cancer research in a developing country: processes and barriers.

2009 • 8 citations

Exploring terminally ill patients’ and their families’ perceptions of holistic care in Malaysia

2006 • 8 citations

Penang cancer cases reported to the National Cancer Registry of Malaysia, 1987-1990: an epidemiological analysis.

1994 • 8 citations

Recent Trends in Histological Pattern of Cervical Carcinoma among Three Ethnic Groups in Malaysia

1999 • 7 citations

C-erbB-2 onco-protein expression in breast cancer: relationship to tumour characteristics and short-term survival in Universiti Kebansaan Malaysia Medical Centre.

2009 • 7 citations

Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method and hybrid capture II (HCII) assay for the detection of human papillomavirus in cervical scrapings.

2007 • 7 citations

Research on cancer diagnosis in Malaysia: current status.

2004 • 6 citations

Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma.

1996 • 6 citations

Mutational analysis of p53 and RB2/p130 genes in Malaysian nasopharyngeal carcinoma samples: a preliminary report.

2006 • 5 citations

p63 as a complimentary basal cell specific marker to high molecular weight-cytokeratin in distinguishing prostatic carcinoma from benign prostatic lesions.

2007 • 5 citations

Prognostic factors of differentiated thyroid cancer patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia.

2006 • 5 citations

Lung cancer in Kelantan.

1990 • 5 citations

Knowledge, attitudes and practices on breast cancer and breast examination of nurses and midwives in Metro Manila.

1997 • 4 citations

A STATE-WIDE CAMPAIGN FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER IN SABAH

1994 • 3 citations

Quality assurance in mammography: College of Radiology Survey in Malaysia.

2006 • 3 citations

Epidemiology of cervical carcinoma in Brunei Darussalam. Analysis of data on 27,208 women screened with cytologic examinations.

1993 • 3 citations

Adjuvant treatment in colorectal cancer. Experience from a referral center in eastern peninsular Malaysia.

2003 • 3 citations

Community participatory approach: an important managerial role in cancer control.

2008 • 1 citations

Diet and lifestyle intervention among patients with colorectal adenomas: rationale and design of a Malaysian study.

2006 • 1 citations

Pain issues from the palliative perspective: a survey among doctors in Hospital Melaka.

2006 • 1 citations