MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Last year 4,912 cancer patients visited the provincial hospital in northern Balkh province for treatment, showing a two-fold increase in the cases, officials said on Sunday.
Oncology department head at Abu Ali Sina Hospital Dr. Ehsanullah Kaliwal told Pajhwok Afghan News that the cases of cancer disease were increasing as 432 cancer patients visited their hospital in one month.
He said, last year (2023) 4,912 cancer patients underwent treatment compared to only 2,613 the year before.
Explaining the reason behind the increased number of cancer patients, Dr. Kaliwal said in the past . . .
