Alarming: ‘Breast cancer on the rise in Pakistan’
Doctors stress the importance of regular check-ups
LAHORE:
South Asia has the most number of breast cancer patients in the world. The number of such patients is increasing in Pakistan, said Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology (Inmol) consultant oncologist Misbah Masood on Friday.
She was addressing a seminar on breast cancer attended by a large number of women doctors, nurses, medical staff and patients.
Masood stressed the need for regular checkups.
INMOL Director Abu Baker Shahid said that the institute had been treating different cancer patients for the last 30 years. He said that the Inmol had arranged a mammogram day on which 50 mammograms were conducted.
Consultant radiologist Zainab Mahmood informed the audience about symptoms, precautions and treatment of breast cancer. She also spoke about the importance of mammography in breast cancer.
“The dilemma is that 60-70 percent patients come to the hospital when the disease is in the third or fourth stage… at that stage treatment does not give good results,” she told the participants of the seminar.
Mahmood also talked about early diagnosis, precautionary measures and tests required for detecting breast cancer.
Consultant clinical oncologist Ayesha Anees informed the audience about the risks of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
A panel of doctors and experts from the Inmol replied to queries of the participants. Some breast cancer patients shared their experience with the audience. They spoke about the treatment process that had helped them recover.
Nusrat Mahmood Qureshi, a breast cancer survivor, narrated her account too. She said she had recovered and was leading a healthy life.
Farrukh Rashid thanked the audience for participating in the seminar.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 8th, 2014.
South Asia has the most number of breast cancer patients in the world. The number of such patients is increasing in Pakistan, said Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology (Inmol) consultant oncologist Misbah Masood on Friday.
She was addressing a seminar on breast cancer attended by a large number of women doctors, nurses, medical staff and patients.
Masood stressed the need for regular checkups.
INMOL Director Abu Baker Shahid said that the institute had been treating different cancer patients for the last 30 years. He said that the Inmol had arranged a mammogram day on which 50 mammograms were conducted.
Consultant radiologist Zainab Mahmood informed the audience about symptoms, precautions and treatment of breast cancer. She also spoke about the importance of mammography in breast cancer.
“The dilemma is that 60-70 percent patients come to the hospital when the disease is in the third or fourth stage… at that stage treatment does not give good results,” she told the participants of the seminar.
Mahmood also talked about early diagnosis, precautionary measures and tests required for detecting breast cancer.
Consultant clinical oncologist Ayesha Anees informed the audience about the risks of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
A panel of doctors and experts from the Inmol replied to queries of the participants. Some breast cancer patients shared their experience with the audience. They spoke about the treatment process that had helped them recover.
Nusrat Mahmood Qureshi, a breast cancer survivor, narrated her account too. She said she had recovered and was leading a healthy life.
Farrukh Rashid thanked the audience for participating in the seminar.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 8th, 2014.