LUMHS International Symposium & NIMRA Golden Jubilee held

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LUMHS International Symposium & NIMRA Golden Jubilee held

Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS) in collaboration with NIMRA organized its 10th International Symposium with the theme “Care & Cure- Cancer in 21st Century” and Golden Jubilee of NIMRA Jamshoro at its Campus.

Chief Guest, Syed Muhammad Javed Akhtar, Member Sciences, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Islamabad informed that the role of commission that the history of pursuing Nuclear Medicine goes back to 1956, when the  (PAEC)was established. The PAEC has established Nuclear Medicine & Radiotherapy facilities throughout the country to fight against Cancer and it has provided the facilities of Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer and allied Diseases to the patients employing Nuclear Technique at its centers. The PAEC also sponsor the research program in the field of Radiochemistry and Biochemistry.

Prof. Noshad A. Shaikh, Vice Chancellor LUMHS sharing his views said that the growth in our knowledge of cancer biology has led to remarkable progress in cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment. Scientists have learned more about cancer in the last 2 decades than had been learned in all the centuries preceding. This doesn’t change the fact, however, that all scientific knowledge is based on the knowledge already acquired by the hard work and discovery of our predecessors and we know that there’s still a lot more to learn.

He further added that our mission is to provide educational programs on the latest cancer topics to patients, physicians and other healthcare providers, and the public. We feel that being aware of the most recent advances in cancer care serves to improve outcomes, and we are able to bring in faculty who are experts in their field to provide the highest level of education.

Eminent scholars from all over the country and abroad including Prof.  Lamavansa, Prof. Ranil  Fernado, Prof. Basal Ramadi, Dr. Saiful Turk, Prof Umar Khan, Prof Zahra Fadoo, Prof. Jawed Naeem Qureshi, Prof. Abdul Sattar Hashim, Prof. Morvyn Hosein, Dr. Mudassar Hussain, Prof Hakim Ali Abro, Prof. Muhammad Ayub Laghari Prof. Abdul Majeed Choudry, Prof. Rakesh Verma, Prof. Abdul Sattar Memon and others delivered presentations on different types /sites of cancers with prevention and treatment, during the Scientific Session of the Symposium.

During the Symposium, twenty pre- symposium and workshops were held which was attended by a large number of delegates from all over the country.

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