The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Post and Telecommunications Brig. Gen (retd) M A Malek yesteday urged the physicians to be more sincere for treatment of killer disease cancer.

"We should create countrywide awareness about this disease," he said while addressing a seminar marking the World Cancer Survivors Day-'08 in the Shaheed Zia Auditorium of National Museum here.

Ahsania Mission Cancer and General Hospital organised the seminar with President of Dhaka Ahsania Mission Kazi Rafiqul Alam in the chair.

Joint Director of the hospital Brig. Gen (retd) Dr Syed Fazle Rahim also addressed the function while its senior registrar Dr Subrata Mistri presented the keynote paper.

M A Malek held smoking and addiction to drug as mainly responsible for cancer and urged all to avoid this bad habit. "Cancer affects nearly 200,000 people every year and timely treatment may rid the patients from this disease," he said.

The Special Assistant urged doctors and affluent sections of the people to come forward with a missionary zeal in aid of the cancer patients in the country.

"There are around 10 lakh cancer patients in the country," Dr Syed Fazle Rahim said adding, 1.50 lakh patients die every year. "Cure of cancer is possible, if it is identified at the primary stage," he also said.