PINUM Walk Highlights Early Breast Cancer Detection

Key Points:

Awareness walk held at PINUM.
Led by Director Dr Hafiz Khush Naseeb Ahmad Laghari and Regional Director Dr Asghar Butt.
Lectures on symptoms, early diagnosis, precautions and modern treatment.
Q&A session held.

PINUM Cancer Hospital held an awareness walk to highlight early diagnosis and timely treatment of breast cancer, with doctors, paramedical staff, members of the public and recovered patients taking part.

Director PINUM Cancer Hospital Dr Hafiz Khush Naseeb Ahmad Laghari and Regional Director (CPSP) consultant Dr Asghar Butt led the walk. Head of Oncology Dr Ijaz Khan, Dr Saira Zafar, consultant surgeon Dr Naeem and Dr Rabia Tanveer also took part.

Lectures by Dr Saira Zafar and Prof Dr Saira Saleem of Madina Teaching Hospital covered symptoms, early diagnosis, precautions and modern treatment of breast cancer. Early diagnosis significantly improves the chances of successful treatment, the speakers said.

A question-and-answer session was held at the end of the walk. Participants were urged to spread awareness so that the disease is caught and treated in time.