Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz inaugurated Pakistan’s first advanced Coablation Cancer Treatment Centre in Lahore, introducing a breakthrough 60-minute, pain-free cancer cure without chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
This cutting-edge facility brings a modern treatment method that eliminates cancer at its root in just one hour, sparing patients the painful side effects of conventional therapies.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Maryam Nawaz said Punjab has become the first province in Pakistan to establish such a centre. She stressed that the treatment will be provided free of cost for patients who cannot afford it.
The technology, imported from China, is valued at Rs 250 million per machine, with each probe costing $5,500. The Punjab government has allocated Rs 5 billion to procure the machines and expand access to treatment across the province.
A machine has already been installed at Mayo Hospital, Lahore, where five cancer patients have been successfully treated. Additional machines will be placed in South Punjab and Rawalpindi, while three more will be installed at the under-construction Nawaz Sharif Cancer Hospital.
Trials are also planned for treating kidney tumours using this technology. Doctors, including Dr Shehzad, have received specialised training in China to operate the equipment. Maryam Nawaz hailed the initiative as a “ray of hope” for cancer patients, ensuring world-class treatment with promising results.
Related Development in Karachi
Earlier, doctors at Jinnah Hospital, Karachi, performed the hospital’s first-ever knee cancer surgery, offering a 26-year-old patient a new lease of life.
According to Dr Farukh, the patient was suffering from cancer in his knee and lower leg. A four-hour-long operation by a team of orthopaedic and plastic surgeons successfully removed the cancer and implanted an artificial knee.
