Cancer continues to be one of our biggest foes, wreaking havoc on the planet with its most lethal effects. When a person is diagnosed with cancer.

1. World Cancer Day

2. What is Cancer
• Cancer continues to be one of our biggest foes, wreaking havoc on the planet with its most lethal
effects. When a person is diagnosed with cancer, their entire world come tumbling down around
them. Almost no one is immune to cancer; we almost all know someone who has been diagnosed
with it or has had a close call with it.
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3. Common Types of Cancer in
Pakistan
• Since its inception, the method of treating common types of cancer in Pakistan has become
advanced and many people have recovered from this disease. Following are the types of cancer
that are diagnosed more in Pakistan:
• Lung Cancer
• Breast Cancer
• Liver Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer
• Head and Neck Carcinoma
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4. Stages of Cancer
• The severity of the disease is determined by the patient's current stage. The stages of cancer indicate
where it is situated and how far it has progressed. Doctors do many tests to establish the stage of cancer
before reaching a verdict. The staging is not complete until all of the tests have been completed.
• Stage 1: The cancer has only expanded to a small region and has not moved to the lymph nodes or other
tissues.
• Stage 2: Although cancer has progressed, it has not spread.
• Stage 3: The cancer has increased in size and may have migrated to lymph nodes or other organs.
• Stage 4: Other organs or parts of your body have been affected by cancer. This stage of cancer is also
known as advanced Cancer.
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5. Real-life Pakistani Survivors
• “Mohammad Talha was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor. Doctors told him that he has only one
month to live as his tumor was so close to the heart. He and his family lost hope, but after a
successful surgery he survived. The tumor was successfully removed and his recovery was nothing
but a miracle. “
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