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the heart

BERNAMAPIX
Gene that foils
nose cancer 15 ... the candidates for Bukit Selambau (from left) Husaini Yaacob (Ind), Tan Hock Huat (Ind), Anuar Abdul Hamid (Ind),
R. Loganathan (Ind), S. Moganakumar (Ind), Venason Michael (Ind), Datuk S. Ganesan (BN), A. Jayagopal (Ind), S. Manikumar (PKR),
by Joseph Masilamany
Khamis Awang (Ind), L. Sarala (Ind), Radzi Md Lazim (Ind), Abdul Rahim Abu (Ind), Mohd Fadzil Wahab (Ind) and T. Chandrarajan (Ind).
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RAJ KUMAR/THESUN BERNAMAPIX
PETALING JAYA: A collaborative study
which explored 15,000 genes in human
cells has identified a small number of
3 ...
the
them that may actually arrest the de- candidates
velopment of nasopharyngeal cancer for Bukit
(NPC).
The study by the Subang Jaya-based
Gantang 2 ...
(from left) Jawah
Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation Datuk Seri Gerang, of
(Carif) with the Cancer Research-UK Mohammad PKR (left)
Institute (for the University of Birming- Nizar and Malcolm
ham), Tung Shin Hospital and Sime Jamaluddin Lamoh (BN)
Darby Medical Centre was the first in (PAS), Ismail will contest
the country to investigate the “molecu- Saffian (BN) in a straight
lar factor” in NPC. and Kamarul fight in
Funded by the Health Ministry, Ramizu Idris Batang Ai.
Ministry of Science and Technology and (Ind).
Carif, the study was published in the
international publication The Journal of
Saffian, 49, and Independent

S
UNGAI PETANI: Kedah’s

15, 3 and
Pathology.
Bukit Selambau assembly by- Kamarul Ramizu Idris, 42, an
NPC is a type of head and neck can-
election is a historic 15-corner entrepreneur.
cer that strikes at the back of the nose
electoral battle with the Ba- It is a straight fight for Batang
and often presents with neck lumps and
risan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Ai between BN newcomer Mal-
nasal symptoms.
Rakyat (PR) battling it out with 13 colm Mussem Lamoh, 49, and
It is particularly prevalent in southern
Independents. PR-PKR’s Jawah Gerang, 55, a
China and Southeast Asia, but in Malay-
Until yesterday, multi-corner five-term former Lubok Antu
sia, the Bidayuh community in Sarawak,
electoral battles had only been MP.
strangely, has the highest incidence
common in Sabah and Sarawak. Security was tight at all three
of NPC in the world, while Malaysian
Bukit Selambau has shattered nomination centres with the riot

2-way fights
ethnic Chinese have the second highest
this “myth” for the penin- police busy keeping supporters of
incidence of the disease worldwide.
sula. the candidates apart.
NPC is also the sixth most common
The record for the most The supporters had started
cancer and the third most common
number of candidates in a gathering in their respectives
among Malaysian men.
single election was estab- points as early as 6am. As
In conjunction with these collabora-
lished in the Tanjong Kapor they started marching to
tive research findings, the British High
state seat in Sabah on March the centres about 2km away
Commission supported a workshop
8 last year where eight can- at 8am hoisting flags and
on head and neck cancer, organised
didates contested. BN’s Teo banners, they sang “patri-
by Carif in University Malaya (UM) last
Chee Kang won by a margin of EC had, until now, used no larger for April 7. Nominations for the by- otic” songs and chanted slogans
week.
3,619 votes. than A4-sized papers. elections closed at 10am without any to drum up the adrenalin.
Details of the recently-published
The Bukit Selambau by-elec- Bukit Selambau is one of three report of untoward incidents at any of The returning officers con-
study were discussed at the workshop,
tion will be the first time the Elec- by-elections being conducted simul- the nomination centres. firmed the candidates at 11am
among which was NPC’s link to the
tion Commission (EC) is forced to taneously by the EC. The other two Bukit Gantang will see a three- after 13 objections were rejected.
common Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) in hu-
use the large A3-size ballot paper are the parliamentary Bukit Gantang corner fight among PR-PAS Perak
mans.
for voting purposes because of the in Perak and Sarawak’s Bukit Ai mentri besar Datuk Seri Mohammad » More reports and pictures on
» Turn to Page 5 high number of contestants. The assembly seat. Polling is scheduled Nizar Jamaluddin, 52, BN’s Ismail Pages 3,4 and 5