CM approves plan to treat breast cancer patients free of cost.

LAHORE -- Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Thursday approved a plan to treat breast cancer patients free of cost in Punjab in collaboration with Roche company.

A delegation led by Managing Director Roche Pakistan Ltd Hafsa Shamsie on Thursday met CM Parvez Elahi at his office and briefed him that rate of breast cancer was the highest in Pakistan as every year 8,000 to 10,000 women were found to be suffering from cancer.

The CM said that centers of excellence would be established in major hospitals along with special counters in government hospitals for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Cancer could be diagnosed at any stage but the patient would be treated free of charge, he said and announced that lung cancer patients would also be provided with the best treatment facilities.

The CM said that 37,000 lady health workers were being trained in collaboration with...