MAJOR DISEASES OF PAKISTAN

Name: Nasreen gull

Topic: Cancer

Department: BS- Commerce

Semester: 3rd semester

…CANCER… Cancer is emerging as a major health problem in Pakistan,

according to estimates the diseases claims around 50,000 lives annually while 300,000 new individual contract the diseases every year.

The existing pool of cancer patients in the country is rise sharply.

In punjab alone, nearly 162,000 new patients of cancer is added to the existing pool each year..

The most alarming fact is that only minority of

cancer patients are able to get treatment.

Majority of cancer patients in the country

are refuseing treatment.

It is important that in pakistan a large propotion of cancer

present at an advance age. Health experts believe that lack of awareness about their signs

and symptoms is one of the major causes of delay

presentation. Experts say that awareness and education of

masses is necessary to combat cancer, which is alarmingly increasing in the country

Cancer effects everyone the young, old, rich, poor, men,

womens, and children's also..

Cancer is the uncontrolled growth and spread of cells. It can affect almost any

part of body.

…BREAST CANCER…

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