MyBCC Study

Malaysian Survivorship Cohort Study (MyBCC) Research projects

INTRODUCTION:

Malaysian Survivorship Cohort Study (MyBCC) is a hospital-based prospective cohort study which comprised of patients with breast cancer (18 years and above), managed in the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). We aim to recruit 1000 cancer survivors and follow up them at different time point. The primary outcomes are disease-free survival and overall survival, and secondary outcome is quality of life (QoL). Factors measured are demographic and socioeconomic factors, lifestyle factors (e.g., dietary intake, physical activity), anthropometry measurements (e.g., height, weight, waist, hip circumference, body fat analysis), psychosocial aspects, and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

 

OBJECTIVES:

General Objectives:

The primary objective of our study is to determine the association between demographic, socioeconomic status, lifestyle factors (dietary intake, physical activity), body composition, psychosocial factors, return to work (RTW), as well as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use, and overall survival as well as quality of life (QoL) among multiethnic breast cancer survivors.

 

Specific objectives:

1. To identify the ethnic differences in survival and QoL among Malaysian women after a diagnosis of breast cancer.
2. To assess the impact of socioeconomic inequality on survival and QoL among Malaysian breast cancer survivors.
3. To determine if (change of) body composition impacts survival and QoL of Malaysian women with breast cancer.
4. To study nutritional status and dietary intake among breast cancer survivors and their impact on survival and QoL.
5. To determine the level of physical activity and its effect on survival and QoL among breast cancer survivors.
6. To determine the prevalence and determinants of CAM use and its impact on survival and QoL based on breast cancer survivors.
7. To determine the level of distress, anxiety and depression, and its effect on survival and QoL among breast cancer survivors.
8. To assess financial difficulty and RTW rates and their effect on QoL among breast cancer survivors
 

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Islam T., Dahlui M., Majid H. A., Nahar A. M., Mohd Taib N. A., Su T. T.; MyBCC study group. “Factors associated with return to work of breast cancer survivors: a systematic review”. BMC Public Health. 2014;14 

2. Ng, C. G.,Mohamed, S., See, M. H., Harun, F., Dahlui, M., Sulaiman, A. H., Zainal, N. Z., Taib, N. A., My, B. C. C. Study groupet al. ”Anxiety, depression, perceived social support and quality of life in Malaysian breast cancer patients: a 1-year prospective study. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2015;13(1):205.

3. Ng, C. G.,Mohamed, S., Kaur, K., Sulaiman, A. H., Zainal, N. Z.Taib, N. A., My, B. C. C. Study group. “Perceived distress and its association with depression and anxiety in breast cancer patients.

4. Majid H. A. , Majid, H. A., Keow, L. P., Islam, T., Su, T. T., Cantwell, M., Taib, N. A., My, B. C. C. Study Group et al (2017), “Nutritional status of breast cancer survivors one year after diagnosis: A preliminary analysis from the Malaysian Breast Cancer Survivorship Cohort (MyBCC) study”. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (in press).

5. Aina Farhana Zulkipli, Tania Islam, Maznah Dahlui,, Hazreen Abdul Majid, Samsinah  Hussain, Nur Aishah Mohd Taib et al; “Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among the Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients in Malaysia- An early report from MyBCC study; Integrative Cancer therapies” 

6. Cheng M. L., See M. H., Sinnadurai S., Islam T., Alip A., Ng C. G., Taib N. A.; MyBCC Study Group. Adherence rate and the factors contribute toward the surgical adherence of breast cancer in Malaysia. Breast J. 26(3):568-570. doi: 10.1111/tbj.13617. (WoS)