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South Asia update
doi:
10.4103/2278-330X.105892
Improving cancer care in Pakistan
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Departments of Radiation Oncology Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore,
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Surgical Oncology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore,
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Department of Undergraduate Studies, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
*Corresponding author: Dr. Arif Jamshed. arifj@skm.org.pk
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