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BSMMU to launch ‘Bangabandhu Cancer Centre’

  • Staff Correspondent
  • 2 March, 2023 12:00 AM
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Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has planned to launch ‘Bangabandhu Cancer Centre’ to provide better treatment for the cancer patients and to carry out cancer research.

Prof Dr Sharfuddin Ahmed, vice-chancellor of BSMMU, who is now visiting Japan has asked for mutual cooperation to National Cancer Centre in Tokyo.

Sharfuddin Ahmed also presented his plan about setting up the international standard ‘Bangabandhu Cancer Centre’ in an international programme about treatment of disease and research to prevent cancer in the National Cancer Center of Japan.

He also agreed with the Japanese cancer centre to publish research article and introducing cancer registry system for research about the disease. The BSMMU VC also discussed about jointly work with the hospital of Japan on cancer disease treatment and research activities.