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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2013; 02(01): 036-037
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.105892
South Asia update

Improving cancer care in Pakistan

Arif Jamshed
Departments of Radiation Oncology Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore,
,
Aamir A. Syed
Surgical Oncology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore,
,
Mazhar A. Shah
Departments of Radiation Oncology Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore,
,
Sarah Jamshed
Department of Undergraduate Studies, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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