Perceptions of oncology as a career choice among the early career doctors in Pakistan.

Background: Lack of oncologists is a growing global concern. With the rise in cancer burden across the world, the supply-demand mismatch of the oncology workforce is projected to increase. Furthermore, oncology is a low-ranked field of choice among medical students, and without understanding the perceptions and concerns of early-career doctors regarding oncology, any investments made in cancer care will be futile.

Tissue Nuclear Matrix Protein Expression 22 in Various Grades and Stages of Bladder Cancer.

Objective: To study the tissue nuclear matrix protein 22 (NMP22) expression in bladder carcinoma biopsy and correlate it with prognostic factors like stage and grade of bladder cancer.

Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Pathology and Urology Departments, King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan from January to October 2019.

A review of access to cancer facilities in Punjab, Pakistan.

Background: Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with only 12 countries in the world succeeding it in terms of population.

Aims: This review article has the objective of providing novel statistics regarding available cancer therapeutics in Punjab across four different sectors-including government, semi-private, trust and private sectors.

Methods And Results: Keywords such as "cancer treatment," "facilities," "Pakistan," were used to search Pubmed Database.

Radiotherapy alone with concurrent chemoradiotherapy plus temozolamide in locally advanced soft tissue sarcoma at Mayo Hospital Lahore: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of combining an oral chemotherapeutic agent temozolamide with radiotherapy in the management of the un-resectable non-metastatic soft tissue sarcomas compared with radiotherapy alone.

Methods: The randomised controlled phase 3, double-arm study was conducted at King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, from December 2012 to July 2017. Patients with all sub-types of locally advanced un-resectable soft tissue sarcomas were randomised into two groups.

Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Clinical Review for the General Physician.

General practitioners (GPs) are often the first clinicians to encounter patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Given the gravity of the debilitating pain associated with TN, it is important for these clinicians to learn how to accurately diagnose and manage this illness. The objective of this article is to provide an up-to-date literature review regarding the presentation, classification, diagnosis, and the treatment of TN.

Association of p53 Overexpression with Hormone Receptor Status and Triple Negative Breast Carcinoma.

Objective: To determine association of p53 overexpression with hormone receptor status in breast carcinoma.

Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Pathology in collaboration with Department of Oncology, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, from January 2017 to January 2018.

Adequacy of Pain Control in Patients With Advanced Cancer in Pakistan.

Purpose:: Pain is highly prevalent in advanced cancer and requires aggressive management. However, pain management in cancer is minimally investigated in Pakistan. This cross-sectional study explores the adequacy of pain management in patients with advanced stage cancer in Pakistan.

Frequency and correlates of symptoms of anxiety and depression among young caregivers of cancer patients: a pilot study.

Objectives: To determine the frequency of symptoms of anxiety and depression among the young caregivers of family members with cancer and their correlation with role of gender, age and socio-economic status.

Results: A total of 87.8% of caregivers were between 11 and 16 years of age, with 94.