‘Thousands of women die due to breast cancer’

Treatment possible with early diagnosis

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has said treatment of breast cancer is possible with its early diagnosis and proper treatment.

She was addressing a breast cancer awareness symposium at Fatima Jinnah Medical University on Monday. The minister said that according to statistics of 2018, two million women are affected by breast cancer worldwide.

She said that diagnose of the disease at an early stage and proper treatment could ensure saving hundreds of lives. Every facility will be provided to students of Fatima Jinnah Medical University for pursuing the cause.

Later, the minister also led a walk to create awareness about the breast cancer disease prevention and cure.

Dr Yasmin said thousands of women die every year in Pakistan due to this disease and it was a prime duty of all concerned to create awareness among public about the disease.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 15^th, 2019.