Reports Show Consecutive Annual Surge in Cancer in Herat Province

HERAT, AFGHANISTAN – Authorities at the regional hospital in Herat say their records show a 30% increase in the number of cancer cases in the province. According to these officials, they have received 6500 cancer patients since the beginning of solar year (April 2023) which is 30% higher than last year.       

Farooq Ahmad Sadiqi, head of the Oncology department at the regional hospital in Herat, said that the increase in cancer patients follows a trend that they have observed over several years now. expressed concern over the 30% increase in cancer cases, stating that in the past four years,