The Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) has denied accusations that radiation safety violations led to a cancer cluster among its radiology staff, which includes three cancer diagnoses and four cases of thyroid disease. UMMC asserts that operations comply with strict safety protocols and that radiation exposure levels of staff were well within prescribed limits. Following an inspection by the Medical Radiation Regulatory Division, it found no procedural violations, reinforcing UMMC's commitment to safety and regulatory compliance. However, a former staff member, Nur Fauzia Abdul Razak, claims that there were breaches in safety practices and insufficient protective equipment provided to workers, linking her terminal Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis to the installation of a PET-CT machine at the hospital. Fauzia plans to take legal action against UMMC.
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:02:48 GMT | CodeBlue