Aziz Z and Sana S. Cancer treatment in Pakistan: challenges & obstacles. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2002, 29 (Suppl):4-8.Aziz Z, Sana S: Cancer treatment in Pakistan: challenges & obstacles. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2002, 29 (Suppl) : 4–8....
Cancer care in Pakistan is in developmental phase facing many obstacles. The major challenges are huge cancer burden, dearth of trained manpower, paucity of training opportunities, lack of infrastructure, poor awareness, advanced stage presentation, and poor spending by government on cancer prevention ...
Toward an understanding of decision making on complementary and alternative medicine use in poorer countries: the case of cancer care in Pakistan. Toward an understanding of decision making on complementary and alternative medicine use in poorer countries: the case of cancer care in Pakistan. Integr ...
Women's knowledge of breast cancer incidence, diagnosis, and treatment was proportionate to educational level, while willingness to address breast health issues and interest in early detection were high regardless of education level. Very few women had ever undergone clinical breast examinations (16%)...
The Benign tumors grow in size and rarely involve a risk to life. With time, the Cancerous cells spread thus invading other body Organs. This invasion deteriorates the health of an individual and makes the treatment tough. The Cancerous tumors require nutrition to grow which is carried for ...
The BJC is owned by Cancer Research UK, a charity dedicated to understanding the causes, prevention and treatment of cancer and to making sure that the best new treatments reach patients in the clinic as quickly as possible. The journal reflects these aims. It was founded more than fifty year...
In Asia, Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer. Breast cancer treatment shows better prognosis when it is diagnosed at an early stage, but mortality increases significantly with delayed diagnosis and advanced stage of disease. Delay in diagnosis and nonavailability of treatment are the ...
Finally, while Brachytherapy was initially used only for treatment of cancer, it has now been found to be useful in non-malignant diseases (for example, in the prevention of vascular rest enosis) as well. It is clear that Brachytherapy is the optimum way of delivering conformal radiotherapy tai...
Rahat Malik, a resident of Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, said his world turned upside down when doctors told him that his father is suffering from cancer and he will not be able to live more than six weeks.
I am Mrs Agha from Pakistan. I have always been a fitness freak but noticed some lump in my breast and suffered from pain. When I consulted a doctor, we found that I was suffering from breast cancer. Looking for better medical facilities, we came across Forerunners Healthcare Consultants. ...