Overview

• The centre has completed five procedures, including complex liver and lung cases, with most patients ambulatory within hours.
• The technique freezes tumours to −198°C with liquid nitrogen before heating tissue to about 83°C in a 60–120 minute, minimally invasive operation.
• Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz directed procurement of five more machines and the hiring of master trainers with a dedicated clinical team.
• The government says treatment will be free and open to patients from other provinces, though the per‑case cost is about Rs1.6 million.
• Officials plan to expand beyond liver, lung and breast cancers and to install units in Multan, Rawalpindi and new Nawaz Sharif Cancer Hospitals, with the first expected by December.