AVA - Cancer Cases Increase in Afghanistan

According to doctors at a cancer treatment facility in Herat province. The number of patients seeking cancer treatment in western Afghanistan has increased by 30%.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA)_Monitoring, They said that among 4,000 cancer patients, 50 per cent of them were women during the last year.

Among 1,000 of these patients or 50 per cent of the women, had breast cancer, according to the director of the cancer centre, Dr Farooq Ahamad Sidiqi.

“Almost out of every two cases of women that come to us, one case is breast cancer. This statistic has increased compared to the past. We need to know ways to diagnose and treat,” said Sidiqi.

According to him, most women are unaware of the symptoms of breast cancer, which causes them to wait until the disease has advanced before seeking medical treatment.

However, women who have breast cancer complain bitterly about their financial difficulties and claim they cannot receive treatment.