Kuala Lampur, Oct. 1 -- Our health minister says Malaysians need to get serious about regular health screenings.

Roughly 50,000 Malaysians are getting diagnosed with cancer every year.

Yet the reality is that many people just don't want to know.

I postponed my (free) mammogram twice because my gut feelings told me something was wrong but I couldn't face being right.

"What I don't know won't hurt me" is a reason why many Malaysians fear getting tested; they fear the pain, the expense and the burden of the diagnosis.

I've seen young people with cancer in the very early stages have meltdowns online even though their prognosis is good and their treatment won't involve that big cancer bogeyman - chemotherapy.

We tell people it's better t...