Bangladesh, July 10 -- Thousands of cancer patients in Bangladesh are being pushed into a dangerous gap between diagnosis and treatment as specialised care remains concentrated in major cities and a long-delayed project to expand services across the country is still unfinished.
Bangladesh is facing a growing cancer burden, with around 167,000 new cases detected every year and more than 100,000 deaths, according to government data.
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Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain recently told Parliament that nearly 316,000 people are currently living with cancer in the country. Breast and cervical cancers are most common among women, while lung and oral can...