
Despite science, medicne over the years, cancer continues to be a fatal ailment
KARACHI: Science and medicine over the past years have found cures to diseases that were once incurable. Despite that cancer and its various forms continue to be one ailment causing the highest number of deaths worldwide. The campaigns run to cause awareness serve the purpose partially only as the treatment remains out of the reach of many.
As someone who has closely seen his uncle battling the disease, I can say that many of the patients have little chances to survive more because of the lack of availability of timely and affordable diagnostic facilities. As I mentioned, we should have more awareness and fundraising available for those who are suffering from it. The government should establish separate cancer hospitals where we can donate and have the best machinery available to give cancer patients the best therapy and treatment.
Sardar Zain Khan
Published in The Express Tribune, October 24th, 2018.
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