2. National Cancer Society Malaysia
Persatuan Kebangsaan Kanser Malaysia NCSM is a registered charity body established in 1966
providing training & education, care and support services
for people affected by cancer

3. NCSM’s “Firsts” 1966 Cancer NGO in the country 1966
Cytology screening centre in Malaysia
1985
Mammography screening centre in SEA
1998
NGO for nuclear medicine & radiotherapeutic services

4. NCSM’s Objectives & Services
EDUCATION DIAGNOSTIC TREATMENT SUPPORT PALLIATIVE ADVOCACY
Healthcare Continuum
Educate
To raise public awareness on prevention, screening and early detection of cancer.
Care
To provide accessible facilities in screening, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Support
To empower individuals and those affected with cancer to maintain the highest possible quality of life.
We are there for you at
every step of your journey
towards understanding and dealing with cancer through our cancer centres

5. Resource & Wellness Centre
… information & support
This is a one-stop information centre on dealing with cancer and to provide empowerment for cancer patients, their families and caregivers.
Services:
- support group sessions - peer counseling
- cancer reference library - nutritional advice
- cancer talks - exhibitions
- feel good workshops
- wellness classes (yoga, qigong, line dancing)
- complementary therapy (massage, aromatherapy)

6. Women’s Cancer Detection Centre
… screening & early detection
This is a one-stop women’s diagnostic centre that provides cancer screening services for women for all ages.
Services:
ultrasound (breast, thyroid, abdomen, pelvis)
digital mammography - breast examination
pap smear - HPV vaccination
bone density test - blood screening
tumour markers
others:
- breast prosthesis fittings
- teaching of breast self examination
- prostate specific antigen (PSA) and prostate ultrasound

7. Nuclear Medicine Centre
… investigation
This is a referral centre where medical specialists from other hospitals refer their patients for nuclear medicine imaging.
Service: to provide diagnosis on cancer spread in organs and bones before initiating surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
bone scan - thyroid scan
renal scan - meckel’s scan
GIT bleeding scan - iodine 131 wholebody scan

8. Cancer Treatment Centre
This treatment centre provides radiation treatment for cancer patients at minimum cost or subsidized rates, and has a low or no waiting list. 
Services:
radiotherapy - chemotherapy
hormone therapy - high dose brachytherapy

9. Children’s Home of Hope
… care
This home provides accommodation for children with cancer.
Service:
Affordable and accessible accommodation for outstation patients and their caregivers undergoing cancer treatment at Hospital Kuala Lumpur. 

11. What is Relay For Life?

12. What is Relay For Life? Overnight, 16-hour event (sundown to sunrise)
Teams/individuals take turns to walk the track
throughout duration of event
What else do we do at Relay?
On-going entertainment, activities, food bazaar,
performances, etc.

13. Significance of Walking the Track Overnight?
To symbolize the journey of a cancer patient.
- from daylight to darkness (fear when diagnosed)
- from darkness to sunrise (hope after treatment)

14. Take Turns to Walk the Track

15. Camp Out With Your Friends

16. Relay For Life Programme
SATURDAY
6 pm Opening Ceremony
Survivors Lap
VIP Lap
Celebrities Lap
Team Lap
8pm Luminaria Ceremony
Silent Lap
9pm Entertainment
Relay Idol 2011
12am Night Activities
Field Games
SUNDAY
1am Field Games
4 am Endurance Lap
5am Morning Exercise
9am Entertainment
10am Closing Lap

17. Highlights of Relay For Life
Luminaria Ceremony

18. Highlights of Relay For Life
Survivors Lap

19. Highlights of Relay For Life
Cancer Messages

20. Highlights of Relay For Life
No Tobacco Event

21. Relay For Life Activities

22. How Did It All Start? Dr. Gordy Klatt, Tacoma, Washington (1985)
Walk & Run 24 hours to raise
funds for the American Cancer
Society. He raised USD27,000
the first year.
He invited his friends to join him the next year. People camped
out and took turns walking the track.
Today, Relay For Life is being held in 22 countries all over the
world.

23. We’re Part of a Global Movement!
IRELAND
JAMAICA
HONDURAS
BRAZIL
BELGIUM
JAPAN
DENMARK
AUSTRALIA
NETHERLANDS UK
CANADA
MALAYSIA
TAIWAN
FRANCE
GERMANY
NEW ZEALAND
GUATEMALA
PHILIPPINES
SOUTH AFRICA
USA
PORTUGAL
SLOVENIA

24. Why We Relay? CELEBRATE the strength of Cancer Patients & Survivors.
Give HOPE & SUPPORT to those undergoing treatment
REMEMBER loved ones who lost the battle
FIGHT BACK! Together, as a community, help spread
the message on CANCER AWARENESS & PREVENTION

25. SO,
HOW DO WE
TAKE PART?

26. START A TEAM!! Get together a group of friends / family / co-workers /
neighbours / classmates
Fill in RFL Registration Form and sign up!
As a Team, you can also help us to fundraise through pledge card
collections or you can organize your own fundraising activity.
Come to Relay For Life. Walk the track and show support as a team!

27. BE A VOLUNTEER!! Volunteer as an Individual or a Team.
Fill in RFL Registration Form as a Volunteer.
Tell us what your strengths are and we
will assign you to a task that is suitable for you.
Come to Relay For Life and help make this an unforgettable
event for everyone!

28. SPONSOR RELAY! Support Relay For Life Malaysia by being a Sponsor.
Pick up a Sponsor’s Registration Form.
Or contact us directly at 03 –
for more details.

29. WHAT WILL WE DO
WITH THE MONEY
PLEDGED?

30. Cancer Awareness Programmes
Funds raised will go towards National Cancer Society Malaysia.
To EDUCATE our society about early detection and prevention.
To CARE for cancer patients by providing access to treatment
and detection facilities.
To SUPPORT cancer patients & their caregivers by organizing
events to empower them and increase quality of life.

31. Come Show Your Support
In Our Fight Against Cancer!

32. MELAKA KUALA LUMPUR PENANG
4 & 5 JUNE 2011
KUALA LUMPUR
16 & 17 JULY 2011
PENANG
1 & 2 October 2011

33. TOGETHER.
We will beat Cancer!