Seminar sensitises students, faculty to breast cancer.

BAHAWALPUR -- A breast cancer awareness seminar was organised under the Pink Ribbon Youth Awareness Program. Female students, faculty and dignitaries were offered pink ribbons to wear and express their support and alliance for the cause. They were also given informative literature containing cancer hazards and precautionary measures.

Posters and banners were also displayed in main areas at Baghdadul Jadeed and Abbasia Campuses of the Islamia University Bahawalpur. The seminar was chaired by spouse of IUB Vice Chancellor Engr Prof Dr Athar Mahboob who expressed her pleasure on this initiative taken by the university.

In these circumstances, more and more awareness programs can lower the mortality rate, since early detection is the best remedy for breast cancer. Dr Koukab Jabeen, Deputy Medical Chief, BINO Hospital Bahawalpur delivered an extensive lecture on symptoms, diagnosis and...