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By: Amina Khan PESHAWAR: Sehrish Qureshi, a resident of Peshawar, was only 20 when she detected a painful lump in her breast. Still young, she was initially reluctant to speak to her mother about it. However, better judgment prevailed and ...

WHEN tradition militates against the well-being of individuals, and runs counter to advances in scientific knowledge, it is time to let it go. Too often though, tradition has many impassioned, blinkered defenders reluctant to discard time-honoured rituals and that is ...

Karachi: Despite the fact that Pakistan accounts for 40,000 deaths annually induced by breast cancer, the subject largely remains a taboo in public forums. Doctors regret that reproductive health and procreative behaviour are given little or no attention in public ...