ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has launched a campaign to create awareness of cancer, especially breast cancer, to promote information on timely diagnosis for effective control and cure.

“Best remedy for cancer is its early diagnosis therefore public awareness is a key to prevention of this dreaded disease,” PAEC member Dr Kauser Abdulla Malik said.

He was speaking at the concluding ceremony of a one-week workshop on Radionuclide Treatment of Liver Cancer jointly organized by the PAEC and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Since awareness is vital, the PAEC has launched an extensive campaign on the subject in media as a result of which more and more patients are visiting our cancer hospitals, Dr Malik said.

For screening, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women, the PAEC has established clinics in all of its 13 cancer hospitals having women doctors and female staff, he said.

The PAEC has also launched a mobile medical unit having screening and diagnosis equipment to treat cancer patients in remote areas, Dr Malik said.

An IAEA expert said the participants had benefited from each other’s experience which was precisely the purpose of such professional get-togethers.

NORI Director Dr Rafaqat Jafri said nuclear-related therapy in practice in many countries and this approach provided a new hope of treating liver ailments.— Staff Reporter