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Fremont CA Fundraiser for Cancer Care Hospital Lahore

The hospital will provide free-of-cost treatment to cancer patients and Dr Shaharyar promises that no one will be refused
n By Abdus Sattar Ghazali On his part, Dr Sheharyar, the He is a popular teacher of Physiol- ducts multicentric cancer research were reported in 2016 while the
he San Francisco Bay Area Dean of the Faculty of Clinical On- ogy, Oncology and Radiobiology in Pakistan. He is a Councilor from well-known Shaukat Khanum Hos-
community held a fundrais- cology, College of Physicians and and has a teaching experience of 25 Pakistan for SAARC Association of pital has the capacity to treat only
Ter for Cancer Care Hospital Surgeons Pakistan, explained his years. As a physician he has treated Oncologists. 10,500 cancer patients per annum.
and Research Center of Lahore, ambitious plan to build a 400-bed more than 100,000 cancer patients Dr Shaharyar provided graphic He said due to lack of cancer hos-
Pakistan. The event was held at the modern cancer hospital spreading in the last 25 years of his career. statistics on the incidence of cancer pitals, 1,54,390 cancer patients were
Chandni Restaurant, Newark CA over an area of 27 acres of land. Prof. Dr Shaharyar has been in Pakistan which moved the audi- dying annually.
on October 21, 2017. The hospital will provide free the President of the Pakistan Society ence. He said that the disease was The Shaukat Khanum Hospital
Tashie Zaheer, President of the of cost treatment to cancer patients of Clinical Oncology (2010 to 2014), on the rise in Pakistan but due to was established in December 1994
Urdu Academy of North America, and no patient will be refused. a quarter century old constitutional lack of treatment facilities only 20% by well-known Pakistani cricketer-
welcomed Prof. Dr. Sheharyar, Prof. Dr. Shaharyar is a well- and representative body of oncolo- patients were able to get treatment turned politician Imran Khan in
chairperson of the Cancer Care known figure in the oncology com- gists. He is also the Founder and the while 80% were denied the oppor- memory of his mother.
Hospital. Tahie Zaheer urged to au- munity of Pakistan. He is known for President of the Cancer Research tunity. Dr Shaharyar said every year
dience to support the cancer care his dedication and commitment to Group Foundation (1999 to-date), He informed that in the Punjab 85,000 women were becoming
project with generous donations. cancer patients and cancer research. the only organization that con- province only, 185,640 cancer cases HOSPITAL, P18

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