Breast cancer cases: CHK records 168 this year
KARACHI: Dr Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) registered yet another 168 new breast cancer patients so far this year, taking the tally of such patients to 930 since 2021 at the hospital. Almost half of them were diagnosed as stage-4 patients –hard to be cured and survive, this emerged last week. According to doctors at the oncology department of the CHK, the newly registered cases this year include a 19-year-old woman, besides 15 patients in 20s, while age of other patients ranged from 30 to 70 years. In all, the hospital registered around 800 patients suffering from different kinds of cancer this year, of whom around 25% are breast cancer patients of different stages, seeking different medical and surgical interventions for the disease, said a senior doctor, estimating one out of four cancer patients suffer from breast cancer. The registered breast cancer patients are provided with imaging (Mammography, CT scan and MRI) facility, and biopsy and surgical covers. Among the t...