Awareness seminar on Cervical Cancer held at LINAR.

LARKANA -- An awareness seminar on Cervical Cancer in women was held on Monday at Larkana Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (LINAR) Cancer Hospital here.

In developed countries, Cervical Cancer disease has been eliminated by 70%, but in Pakistan, a large number of women are still suffering from cervical cancer.

January 2023 is being celebrated as Cervical Cancer Awareness month among women globally by the World Health Organization(WHO).

In this regard, awareness seminar was attended by the by the Director, LINAR, Proffessor Abdul Samad Sheikh, Head of Oncology Dr. Iram Naz, Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Sheikh, Dr. Abdul Khaliq Tunio, Dr. Abdul Ghani Sheikh, Dr. Akhtar Chandio, Dr. Akram Langaha, Dr. Hafeezullah Soomro, Lady doctors and nurses of Shaikh Zayed Women's Hospital Larkana and other hospitals.

Addressing the seminar, Director LINARDr. Abdul Samad Sheikh, Prof. Iram Naz and Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Sheikh said that ovarian cancer in women is not only treatable but also preventable with proper vaccination, while in the developed countries of the world, with timely treatment and...