First ever linear accelerator machine at Shaukat Khanum Hospital Lahore installed.

Shaukat Khanum Hospital, Lahore recently installed the latest Linear Accelerator Machine and the inception is the facts result that the hospital has always been at the forefront of introducing the latest cancer treatment technology in the country.

Cancer is a complex disease, and the presence of the latest technology, machines and medicines is crucial in the treatment. A cancer patient may undergo radiation, chemotherapy or surgery depending on the nature of the disease during treatment. All three methods of cancer treatment are being innovated with each passing through research, which has reduced the side effects of cancer drugs, shortening the duration of treatment and improving outcomes.

In developed countries these facilities are also available to a common citizen, but in a country like Pakistan it has been quite difficult for a poor man because the technology was not available due to the high cost. But after the establishment of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, this situation started to change as the hospital was trying to introduce modern cancer treatment technology in Pakistan and provide it equally for every special promise. Vulnerable patients are being provided with cancer treatment...