{"id":64520,"date":"2025-02-04T11:25:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T06:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=64520"},"modified":"2025-02-04T11:25:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T06:25:18","slug":"pakistan-observes-world-cancer-day-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/health\/pakistan-observes-world-cancer-day-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan observes World Cancer day today"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan joins the world in observing World Cancer Day<\/a> today, with a renewed commitment to raising awareness about cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment.<\/p>\n

The theme for World Cancer Day 2025-2027, “United by Unique,” highlights the need for collective action to tackle<\/span>\u00a0this life-threatening disease.<\/p>\n

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif<\/a> have pledged the nation<\/span>‘<\/span>s support for global efforts to combat cancer.<\/p>\n

In <\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>presidential\u00a0<\/span>message, President Zardari maintained that on this day, the vast challenges of cancer remind everyone of <\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>problems\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>other opportunities to inspire hope through collective <\/span>work<\/span>, medical innovation, and resilience.<\/p>\n

<\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>prime minister<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0Shehbaz Sharif<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>reiterated<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>his<\/span>\u00a0government<\/span>‘<\/span>s commitment to\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>augmentation of\u00a0<\/span>cancer care infrastructure <\/span>investment<\/span>\u00a0in research, and\u00a0<\/span>access to\u00a0<\/span>quality<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>affordable<\/span> treatment.<\/p>\n

He urged Pakistanis to seek timely medical consultations and screenings while <\/span>underlining<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>public awareness imperative in <\/span>the prevention<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>diagnosis<\/span>, and\u00a0<\/span>treatment<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>cancer effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cancer In Pakistan: A <\/span>Looming <\/span>Health Crisis<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

Currently, <\/span>cancer\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>one<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the primary looming\u00a0<\/span>public health\u00a0<\/span>concerns<\/span>\u00a0in Pakistan<\/span>\u00a0with\u00a0<\/span>reported\u00a0<\/span>high mortality rates and\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>rising<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>number<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>cases annually<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>The following are\u00a0<\/span>some of the most\u00a0<\/span>common<\/span>\u00a0types of cancer\u00a0<\/span>diagnosed\u00a0<\/span>in the country<\/span>:<\/p>\n

Breast Cancer<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span>It<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0one of the highest\u00a0<\/span>causes of death due to\u00a0<\/span>breast cancer\u00a0<\/span>in the world. It is the most common cancer among adult females.<\/p>\n

Lip and Mouth Cancer<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span>It is\u00a0<\/span>the second most\u00a0<\/span>common<\/span> cancer in Pakistan and the most common among men, which is mostly <\/span>associated with\u00a0<\/span>tobacco use.<\/p>\n

Colorectal Cancer<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span>It is\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>common<\/span>\u00a0cancer\u00a0<\/span>among<\/span>\u00a0both\u00a0<\/span>males<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>females<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Prostate Cancer<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span>It<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is one of the\u00a0<\/span>leading\u00a0<\/span>cancers<\/span>\u00a0in adult males<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>needs<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>more<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>attention\u00a0<\/span>and early\u00a0<\/span>diagnosis<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Hodgkin Lymphoma<\/strong>: A\u00a0<\/span>prevalent<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>type<\/span>\u00a0of cancer\u00a0<\/span>in children.<\/p>\n

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia<\/strong>: Another\u00a0<\/span>prevalent<\/span>\u00a0cancer\u00a0<\/span>among<\/span>\u00a0children in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan joins the world in observing World Cancer Day today, with a renewed commitment to raising awareness about cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment. The theme for World Cancer Day 2025-2027, “United by Unique,” highlights the need for collective action to tackle\u00a0this life-threatening disease. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":64521,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[5415,4321,19898],"class_list":["post-64520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-prime-minister-shehbaz-sharif","tag-world-cancer-day","tag-president-zardari"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64520"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64522,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64520\/revisions\/64522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}