UM doctor wins prestigious global award for cancer research

BernamaPublished: Apr 6, 2023 2:22 AM

Universiti Malaya obstetrics and gynaecology professor Dr Woo Yin Ling has won the prestigious 2023 Rachel Pearline Award in recognition of her global contribution to cancer research and practice in low- and middle-income countries.

Rose Foundation, in a statement today, said Woo had conceptualised and executed the Removing Obstacles to Cervical Screening (Rose), an innovative cervical screening programme that incorporates human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling.

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