KARACHI: The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) has launched chemotherapy services for cancer patients on lower cost on its Ojha campus.

“It’s indeed great to have the facility at Dow Hospital as earlier we have been referring our poor cancer patients to other hospitals including Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and Karachi Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine, and families who could afford costly treatment to private hospitals,” said Dr Maryam at DUHS.

According to her, the cost of chemotherapy at Dow Hospital will be much lower than private hospitals.

The hospital already has other allied services for cancer patients including in- and out-patient department services and a day-care centre.

“The medical oncology services have now been completed at the hospital. These services are being supervised by a specialist certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, UK. We plan to offer chemotherapy services to all patients in need including breast and ovarian cancer patients,”said Dow Hospital medical superintendent Dr Zahid Azam.

Published in Dawn, July 28th, 2022