Health Care Professionals and Researchers
Medical Services
As one of the largest cancer care centres in Pakistan, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre offers a complete range of health care services including clinical, diagnostic, out-patient, and others. more details »
Education and Training
The mission of SKMCH&RC is to act as a model institution to alleviate the suffering of patients with cancer through the application of modern methods of curative and palliative therapy irrespective of their ability to pay, the education of health care professionals and the public, and perform research into the causes and treatment of cancer. more details »
Research
Cancer research at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC) is focused on finding the best way possible to treat and manage patients in developing countries, such as Pakistan. The Abdul Hafeez Cancer Research Wing, founded in , houses the Basic Sciences Research Laboratory, Clinical Research Office and Cancer Registry and Clinical Data Management… more details »
Nursing Services
Professional nursing practice at SKMCH&RC is promoted through membership of the Pakistan Cancer Nursing Forum affiliated to the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care and through membership of the Asia Pacific Hospice Network. Nursing at Shaukat Khanum offers much more than the traditional image of nursing. Nurses provide care to patients receiving complex treatment… more details »
Conferences and Seminars
SKMCH&RC is the first Hospital in Pakistan to have accreditation from AACME (American Association of Continuing Medical Education) as CME (Continuing Medical Education) provider for health care professionals since 2009. Upcoming Events: 1st International Cytology Conference of Pakistan - September 8 - 9, 2017 RCPE Symposium Edinburgh - Diabetes and Endocrinology - October 5, 2017… more details »
Quality Assurance Programme
We at SKMCH&RC are committed to providing the best possible care for our patients and are guided by the principles of equity, transparency and merit in all our activities, and are striving towards continual quality improvement. A number of activities take place here to ensure quality of services and these include: Morbidity & Mortality Conferences:… more details »
Cancer Statistics
Introduction The computerized cancer registry of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center (SKMCH&RC), Lahore, Pakistan, is a data system designed for collection, management, and analysis of detailed data on patients registered at the facility. The hospital-based cancer registry has been functioning since the inauguration of the hospital in Lahore in December 1994.… more details »