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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer in Asia, as approximately 90,000 women are diagnosed with the disease every year out of whom 40,000 pass away. Estimates reveal that one in 10 Pakistani women could develop breast cancer in their lifetime. This was pointed out by speakers at a webinar, “Breast cancer awareness: give hope, save lives”, organised …

Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer cases recorded all over Asia, with an estimate of one in every nine women developing the disease in their lifetime, according to Dr Sana Zeeshan, a breast surgeon and the director of breast screening department at the city’s Agha Khan University Hospital. Observing “The Breast Cancer Awareness Month” with a “Pink Walk” …