KUCHING, June 15 -- The cervical cancer incidence rate in Sarawak stands at 12.1 per 100,000 women, said Rose Foundation programme director Dr Khoo Su Pei.

She said this was more than double the national average of six per 100,000 women and was one of the key reasons the foundation was focusing its outreach efforts in the state.

"Sabah and Sarawak have recorded the highest incidence rate of cervical cancer compared to other states in Malaysia - the statistics for Sarawak are 12.1 per 100,000 women, while the national figures are six per 100,000 (women), so it's almost double," she told reporters when met during the 'Free HPV PCR Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening' programme at Crown Square here yesterday.

She said the Rose Foundatio...