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Breast Cancer Epidemiology, Screening, Treatment and Awareness in Pakistan

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  • Shamaraz Firdous

    (Associate Professor and Principal Scientist, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), Islamabad, Pakistan)

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Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer and the most common cause of cancer-related mortality among women worldwide. Pakistan alone has the highest rate of Breast Cancer than any other Asian country as approximately 40% female patients are with Breast cancer appears at Atomic energy Cancer hospitals (AECHs) during the year 2015-2016. According to a research conducted approximately 1 out of every 10 women are likely to suffer from this disease at any point in their lives and about 80% of invasive breast cancer occurred in women above 45 years, In this study epidemiology, screening, treatment facilities and awareness of breast cancer by Atomic energy Cancer hospitals among Pakistani will be highlighted. The data is collected by 18 AECHs running all over country by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) through Nuclear Medicine and Oncology Division, Directorate of Medical Sciences, Islamabad.

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  • Shamaraz Firdous, 2017. "Breast Cancer Epidemiology, Screening, Treatment and Awareness in Pakistan," Cancer Therapy & Oncology International Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 7(5), pages 68-70, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jctoij:v:7:y:2017:i:5:p:68-70
    DOI: 10.19080/CTOIJ.2017.07.555721
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    1. Maria Najam & Fauzia Janjua & Shazmeen Nawaz, 2023. "Commodifying Breast Cancer Awareness: A Hypermodal Study of Selected Pakistani Advocacy Advertisements," Journal of Policy Research (JPR), Research Foundation for Humanity (RFH), vol. 9(2), pages 36-48.

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