cancer care

cancer care

In 2013, the Lien Foundation of Singapore honoured Salma Choudhury as one of five women pioneers in palliative care. Photo: Courtesy

ASHIC Foundation founder Salma Choudhury passes away

ASHIC was established in memory of Salma and Afzal Husain Choudhury's three-year-old son Ashiq Husain Choudhury, who died from cancer on 20 May 1993

Since 2019, BANCAT has positively impacted hundreds of patients through numerous initiatives, driven by its core mission of providing care, instilling hope, and fostering strength. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

BANCAT: One man’s mission to change cancer care in Bangladesh

Illustration: TBS

Woes of cancer care: Scarce treatment facilities keep patients wait for months

With only one government run specialised cancer hospital in the capital — the National Institute Of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH) in Mohakhali — patients have no option but to resort to private hospitals. Photo: Noor A Alam.

Cancer care: Medical treatment and beyond

Sketch: TBS

We need a national cancer control policy very badly 

Clinical trial of cancer drug on cards

Clinical trial of cancer drug on cards

Photo: Collected

Lack of equity in cancer care