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3 unusual facts about Hakim Sanaullah Cancer Centre


Hakim Sanaullah Cancer Centre

The phase I of this hospital was inaugurated on 29 October 2001 in a simple ceremony, where the Director of Health Services, Mr Muzaffar Ahmed, was the Chief Guest.

The Northern region of Kashmir extending up to the far flung areas of district Kupwara is in need of health care facilities to provide quality medical care, including the basic diagnostic and treatment facilities.

On June 29, 2009, Dr Shuaib Zaidi a surgical oncologist, assisted by Dr Yusuf Tak, an anaesthetist, implanted a Chemoport Device, which is an embedded device within the layers of the skin, to act as a port for the administration of chemotherapeutic drugs for cancer.



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