title: Cancer care in Pakistan.
abstract: Pakistan is a lesser-developed country in South-West Asia, with a large and young population. We review here the current burden of cancer in Pakistan, followed by an assessment of the current facilities for diagnosis and treatment of cancer in the country. An effort is made to define the key problems in the delivery of optimal cancer care, and some possible solutions are offered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan. aasim@skm.org.pk
authors.forename: Aasim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yusuf
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000193:education; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012042:Registries; D012106:Research
keywords: cancer – Pakistan