Balkh Public Health Department officials say there has been a significant increase in the number of patients with cancer in the province.&In 1401, about 2,613 OPD (out patient department) cases were registered with us.
In 1402, these figures were 4,912 cases,& said Ehsanullah Kaliwal, the head of the oncology department at Balkh Regional Hospital.Some doctors say genetic factors, environmental pollution, arbitrary use of medicines, and excessive consumption of meat were reasons for the sharp increase.One doctor said cancer was also hereditry.However, a large percentage of cancer patients in Balkh have stomach cancer.
Many of them have appealed for the government to improve treatment facilities.According to health officials, in the first month of this solar year (April), 423 cancer patients visited this hospital for treatment.The post Balkh health officials report sharp increase in number of cancer patients first appeared on Ariana News.
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