Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer in Asia

Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer in the Asia as 40,000 women die of the fatal disease in the country. This was stated by speakers at a seminar held in connection with World Cancer Day which was arranged by the Directorate of Medical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad in collaboration with Higher Education Commission, a private media group and cell company.
Faculty of Sciences and Technology Dean Professor Dr Naureen Aziz Qureshi was the chief guest while the Directorate Director, Professor Dr Riaz Hussain Dab, was the key speaker. Dr Naureen Aziz said early diagnosis increases a patient's survival chance by more than 90 percent. She stressed the need to create an awareness campaign to address the issue at the national level and to educate the women to have a self-examine at least once in a month. She also told the audience that healthy food free of fat and exercises are one of precautions.
She said that incidence of the diseases are increasing in young girls in our homeland. She said that prevalence of breast cancer is the highest among all the cancers in Pakistan with 38 percent. She said that cancer was the silent killer as it starts painless. When the disease spread, the patient suffered from the pain. Dr Riaz Husain Dab said that one out of the nine women in Pakistan was at the risk of the breast cancer. He said that if anyone's ancestor was the victim of any type of cancer, he/she had disease risk ten times more than other people.
He said that breast feeding helps reduce the risk of the breast cancer. He also suggested to set up breast clinic at the ever hospital to reduce the increasing impact of the diseases. He also said that if the patient is younger, she has less chance to service. He also stressed the need to maintain the documentation and kicked off tangible researches keeping it view that the circumstances in Pakistan which are different from west in term of eating habits, climate etc.
Dr Kiran Fatima said that cancer is a leading cause of death world-wide and accounted for 7.6 million deaths (around 13 percent of all deaths) in 2008. Each year on 4 February, WHO supports International Union against cancer to promote ways to ease the global burden of cancer. Preventing cancer and raising quality of life for cancer patients are recurring themes. She said that theme of the Day was 'Dispel myths and misconception about the cancer'. She said usage of vegetable and fruits must be enhanced in the routine life and the preserved meat should be avoided to lowering down the impact of cancer.
Samiya said that excessive use of preserved meat was also responsible for the exposing someone to the risk of cancer. She said coffee, tea and smoking also become causes of the cancer. She also said that the red meat also moved someone to the cancer risk. Dr Muhmmad Asif Saleem stressed the need to joint efforts to aware the masses to cope with the disease as the country was the worst victim in the Asia. Advisor HR Shiekh Akram, QEC Director Dr Zubair Siddique and other notables were present on the occasion.