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About

Introduction

PSCO is the largest body to represent all the specialists treating cancer patients in the country.

Since the birth of PSCO. Society members are increasing day by day from the various disciplines: clinical oncologists, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, nuclear physicians, hematologists, pediatric oncologists, surgical oncologists, medical physicists, radiotherapy technologists, and specialist nurses trained in cancer patient management are the part of the society.

Clinical oncologists are specialist doctors who treat cancer patients with radiotherapy and systemic therapy including chemotherapy, hormone therapy, targeted agents, immunotherapy, biologic agents, etc, without using surgery.

Clinical oncologists are actively involved in the management of all types of cancer patients in the country in a cost effective manner. They work closely with other colleagues and focus to develop multidisciplinary teams and tumor board meetings to improve the cancer patient management.

Objective

To serve and promote the cause of specialty of clinical oncology and allied sciences involved in the treatment of cancer.
To provide the service to the community by applying the diagnostic, therapeutic and research potential of this specialty.
To promote the academic activities in the field of Clinical Oncology and allied sciences at under-graduate & postgraduate level by organizing conferences, seminars, symposia and developing a web-site etc.
To promote the rights and interests of it’s members including teachers and consultants working in the field of clinical oncology and allied sciences in Pakistan.
To promote awareness about the biological effects of radiation.
To promote the awareness about prevention and early detection of cancer among physicians and public.
To design and conduct research in its different fields and to promote research activities by providing assistance by all possible means including funding of projects.
To encourage, guide and motivate and help young doctors to obtain higher qualification in the study.
To organize training courses for the trainees in different fields.
To work in collaboration with different awarding bodies in achieving better educational and training standards of future specialist field.
To promote and spread the relevant knowledge by using electronic and print media.
To help assist and advise different regulatory and administrative departments and bodies to define the true perspective of specialty.
To help and assist the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, Board of Studies of Universities, and other autonomous educational, regulatory and advisory bodies in establishing new specialties in their true scope and right.
To promote medical Ethics in general and as applied in the specialty of Clinical Oncology and its in allied sciences in particular.
To express its views on all laws promulgated in Pakistan relating to medical profession in general, and the specialty of clinical oncology and its allied sciences in particular.
To coordinate and facilitate in sharing the resources of different institutions.To promote continued medical/professional education.
To promote continued medical/professional education.