BLADDER CANCER IN PAKISTAN CHALLENGES IN EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY MANAGEMENT

Abstract

In Pakistan, bladder cancer is also a huge health calamity because the incidence rates are on the increase and the clinical behaviour of the disease turns out to be more complicated. The current research is aimed at analyzing the major problems faced while delivering timely diagnosis and multidisciplinary management of bladder cancer in Pakistan. The difficulty is with poor access to a higher proprietary diagnostic and, lack of awareness among medical practitioners and patients alike hence the socioeconomic barrier causing delays in interventions. This study emphasizes the benefits of men with Milbank being managed within a multidisciplinary team setting involving urology, oncology, radiology and pathology services. Now, despite these efforts, there is still a gap in the standardized use of treatment protocols and in promoting patient adherence. This article reviews current practices and emerging research to identify gaps which must be addressed through improved training, public health initiatives and policy reforms. By strengthening collaboration between different disciplines and benefiting from new technology in the diagnosis field, Pakistan can enhance early detection rates and optimal treatment intervention of bladder cancer which will ultimately result in better patient survival rates along with improved quality of life.