Cancer Risk Assessment (CARISA)
CARISA is a powerful online toolkit that empowers individuals to assess their personal risk of developing cancer. With its user-friendly interface, this toolkit provides essential information, tools, and resources to help you make informed decisions about your health and well-being. Focused on Sarawak, CARISA offers five types of localised cancer risk assessments, including nasopharyngeal, colorectal, lung, breast, and cervical cancers. Discover your cancer risk today with CARISA.
More About CARISA
CARISA is the embodiment of a local Sarawak healthcare vision that embraces a comprehensive and holistic approach to cancer awareness and management. By harnessing scientific knowledge, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and Web2.0 technologies, CARISA offers the public a personalised cancer risk assessment tool. Experience the power of CARISA and gain valuable insights into your cancer risk today.
Our Mission
The cancer problem has always been a case of “too late too bad” but it does not have to be that way. All types of cancer can be effectively managed when detected early. They can even be prevented. If we know our risk level before we get sick, steps can be taken to prevent ourselves from having cancer. Information is also powerful weapon to fight cancer disease. Therefore, it has been our cardinal mission to educate the public on the important of health awareness and self-driven desire to conduct personal risk assessment related to cancer susceptibility.
Overview of CARISA
CARISA tool is STRICTLY and ONLY for assessing personal cancer risk.
Users must consult licenced medical professionals and doctors for cancer diagnosis.
Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Nasopharyngeal cancer develops in the throat, mouth, lips, sinuses, or nose. Most cases are caused by tobacco, alcohol, or infection with HPV.
Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers that affect women and can develop into a hard lump in any part of the breast tissue.
Lung Cancer
There are a few different types of lung cancer, each of which may be treated differently. Smoking is a major risk factor for developing lung cancer.
Colorectal Cancer
Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers found in both men and women and occurs in the large intestine, which helps digest food.
Cervical Cancer
The cervix is the tissue that connects the uterus and vagina. Cervical cancer is often caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infections.
About
The foundation for CARISA analysis and assessment is based on the findings of pattern and behavioural studies on cancer done by the Prof. Edmund Sim, Principal Investigator in Molecular Biology, Medical Genetics and Cancer Genetics.
References
Sim, Edmund & Ting, Su-Hie. (2018). Patterns and Determinants of Attitudes towards Genetic Risk of Cancer: Case Study in a Malaysian Public University. BioMed Research International. 2018. 1-7. 10.1155/2018/4682431.
