Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan

oncologist, Killing Cancer Kindly

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Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan is an oncologist who works only with the NHS. He is associated with Killing Cancer Kindly, through which he says his mission is to tell people what cancer is. Khan specialises in brain tumours and urological tumours, and says he worked on cancer prevention alone for 18 years.

Early life and background

Khan was born in London, England. His father worked in England and died when Khan was nine months old. His mother moved back to Pakistan because she had more family support there. Khan was brought up in Pakistan from childhood after returning from England. He grew up in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and was schooled there. [1]

His mother and grandmother raised him, and he hardly ever left the city. At age three he decided he wanted to be a doctor. His maternal uncle was a doctor and one of the best tuberculosis specialists in the country. As a child Khan sat in his uncle's clinic and was fascinated by how the doctor treated patients. He says his uncle made patients relax, showed them magic tricks, treated them and did not charge them. [1]

Khan said he wanted to do what his uncle did and tackle the impossible. One of his aunts died of cancer. He was not allowed to see that aunt, which he found very traumatic. He decided to focus on cancer by age 15, in high school, and says he has been looking into why cancer happens since that age. [1]

Education

Khan attended the same school throughout his schooling. He went to medical college in Abbottabad. He says he enjoyed his school years more than medical college. He says he graduated in 1996 to 1997. [1]

Khan went to obtain membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP). He says the PLAB exam was harder than the American exam. He completed a master's in clinical oncology. He also completed a fellowship in clinical oncology from the Royal College of Radiologists. [1]

He says his training included physics, nuclear physics and biostatistics. He says the full oncology training programme takes about five years. [1]

Career

Khan did his house job in 1998. After his house job he spent four years unemployed. He stayed in Abbottabad because he was caring for his paralysed grandmother. He says he sat a Public Service Commission exam, scored at the top, and his papers were lost. He says officials told him that recovering his papers needed money and deals, and he refused. [1]

Khan was a volunteer oncologist at a medical complex. He says he prepared and gave chemotherapy himself, watched patients for side effects, found beds and admitted them. He says he worked as a teacher of pharmacology and medicine. He taught at a private medical college for two years. [1]

Move to England

Khan's grandmother died after a long illness, and he then went back to England. After she died, his mother told him to pursue his studies abroad. His mother refused to take a British passport, while Khan had a British passport. His uncles in America, who were doctors, invited him there for ten years. [1]

Khan went to England expecting to finish his studies in about 18 months and return to Pakistan. He said he went to London. He says the year he went was 2001, after 9/11, which he calls a very difficult time. He says 22 years have passed and he has not returned. He says he left Pakistan but Pakistan never left him. [1]

Khan woke at 5 am and took three buses and two trains to a warehouse, where he did labouring work. He says he did locum jobs before a hospital hired him on a long-term basis. He waited several years for oncology training because competition was stiff. He says he became a doctor to treat cancer, so he waited for oncology rather than take other specialties. He says the government did not fund him because he had not paid tax for three years. [1]

Khan says a change in the NHS left many doctors jobless, which slowed his return to training. He says foreign graduates were mostly offered non-training jobs. He completed oncology training and exams, did a master's during that time, and then became a full-time oncologist. He says he made a mistake going to England rather than America. With hindsight, he says, he would have started cancer prevention work ten years earlier had he gone to America. [1]

Clinical work

Khan has been a consultant for four to five years, and was a specialist before that. He stopped treating upper GI cancers because his workload grew too large. He says he leads clinical oncology at a general hospital that he also visits. He says the hospital where he works is part of Hull University Teaching Hospitals. He says he is from East Yorkshire. [1]

Killing Cancer Kindly

Khan says his YouTube channel is called Killing Cancer Kindly with Dr. Khan. He says the videos are translated into English, Urdu and Russian, among other languages. He says his work is being translated into six languages and that it started in August of the previous year. He says the initiative is global and is not limited to Pakistan. [1]

Khan's stated dream is to prevent, detect, treat and cure cancer. One of his students encouraged him to plan cancer prevention, and they started the work together. [1]

Khan says Pakistan has no cancer screening programme. He says Killing Cancer Kindly is launching bowel screening and cervical cancer screening this year. He says a colonoscopy pilot programme is starting, which needs special instruments and skills. He says early detection can cost about 20,000 to 30,000 rupees under a full package. He describes a health card as the world's largest national health insurance programme and says he is amazed by it. [1]

He says cervical cancer affects young women, often in their 30s, with a window of 10 to 15 years. He says screening abroad begins after age 25 with a cervix examination and a pap smear. He says cervical cancer in Pakistan is usually found at the last stage, and the facilities to treat it are lacking. [1]

Views on prevention

Khan says cancer is not a death sentence, and that many people think it is. He says cancer cure rates have risen over the last three to four decades. He says breast cancer has a 90% cure rate when caught early. He cites a 97% cure rate for testicular cancer. He cites a 100% cure rate for Hodgkin lymphoma. [1]

Khan says prevention is the best cure. He cites the World Health Organization view that 50% of cancers are preventable. He says the word cancer splits into CAN, which can be prevented, and CER, which can be treated. He argues that the focus should be on prevention, not only on new treatments. He compares prevention to life insurance, which is held for peace of mind. [1]

Khan says about one in three people in the UK had cancer once in their lifetime in 2000. He says one in two people in the UK now have a lifetime risk of cancer. He says that if current trends continue, 80 to 90% of people in the western world could face a cancer risk, which he finds unacceptable. He says cancer incidence should be no more than 1 to 5%. He says the aim is to cut cancer rates by 50% and then push cancer far back. [1]

Khan says sugar is toxic and cancer cells need glucose to grow. He says a cancer cell has ten insulin receptors for every one on a normal cell. He says an 8 to 10 hour gap between meals brings in apoptosis, a system that controls cell death. He says eating often harms the body and raises cancer risk, beyond weight gain and diabetes. He says a parent's lifestyle indirectly affects the baby. [1]

Khan says natural vitamin D is linked to a 26% lower cancer risk, while synthetic vitamin D shows no benefit. He says the latest estimate is that people spend 93% of the day indoors. He says morning light is useful from dawn until 9 am, and light after that does not help. [1]

Khan says a healthy body makes 800 to 1,000 cancer cells a day. He coined the term DAN technique for a special 30-second daily practice. He says every cell makes melatonin in its mitochondria, and that melatonin detoxifies the body. [1]

Khan says Pakistan's mixed population gives it a good genetic pool, so inherited cancer risk is lower there. He says people with cancer in the family should start screening ten years before a close relative's age at diagnosis. He says there is little money to be made from prevention. [1]

Views on treatment and the future

Khan thinks a single test for all cancers is unlikely, because cancer is a spectrum of diseases. He says immunotherapy is the next big thing in cancer treatment. He says some cancers that once killed within six months are now controlled for five to six years. He says many advanced cancers have become chronic diseases, like diabetes and hypertension. He says one of his prostate cancer patients has been alive for 26 years. [1]

Khan predicts Pakistan will be at the centre of geopolitical and economic force in 30 years. He predicts Pakistanis will lead the world with innovative ideas. He says Pakistanis are born leaders and that what they lack is infrastructure. He says the world has only three comprehensive free cancer hospitals, all Shaukat Khanum hospitals in Pakistan. [1]

Personal life

Khan says he takes liquid vitamin D every six to nine months because of a deficiency. He has told his children that his cancer prevention work is his legacy for them to carry on. [1]

Timeline

1996 to 1997
Khan says he graduated.[1]
1998
Khan does his house job.[1]
2001
Khan goes to England, by his account.[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2022-04-20 The oncologist trying to prevent cancer, not just treat it Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan?

Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan is an oncologist, a cancer specialist. He works only with the NHS. He is associated with Killing Cancer Kindly, through which he says his mission is to tell people what cancer is.[1]

What does Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan do?

Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan is an oncologist. His specialty is brain tumours and urological tumours, including kidney, bladder and prostate. He has been a consultant for four to five years, and was a specialist before that.[1]

Where did Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan study?

Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan went to medical college in Abbottabad. He completed a master's in clinical oncology. He also completed a fellowship in clinical oncology from the Royal College of Radiologists.[1]

Where is Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan from?

Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan was born in London, England. He grew up in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and was schooled there. He says he is from East Yorkshire.[1]

What is Killing Cancer Kindly?

Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan says his YouTube channel is called Killing Cancer Kindly with Dr. Khan. He says his mission through it is to tell people what cancer is. He says Killing Cancer Kindly is launching bowel screening and cervical cancer screening this year.[1]

Does Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan work in private practice?

Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan does not do private practice. He works only with the NHS.[1]

Why did Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan become a doctor?

Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan says that at age three he decided he wanted to be a doctor. His maternal uncle was a doctor and one of the best tuberculosis specialists in the country. As a child Khan sat in his uncle's clinic and was fascinated by how the doctor treated patients.[1]

References

  1. The oncologist trying to prevent cancer, not just treat it . Thought Behind Things , 2022-04-20.
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  1. He was born in London, England. I was born in England, London mein.
  2. His father worked in England and died when he was nine months old. Mere father wahan kaam karte the aur when I was nine months old, my father passed away.
  3. His mother moved back to Pakistan because she had more family support there. So my mom decided to come back because she had more family support in Pakistan.
  4. He was brought up in Pakistan from childhood after returning from England. So I came back to Pakistan. I was brought up as a proper Pakistani kid.
  5. He grew up in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and was schooled there. Abbottabad. One of the best cities in Pakistan. Aur wahin pe meri schooling hui
  6. His mother and grandmother raised him, and he hardly ever left the city. My mother and grandmother brought me up and I had to stay close to them so I hardly ever left the city.
  7. His grandmother died after a long illness, and he then went back to England. Grandma passed away after a long illness and then I went back to England.
  8. He attended the same school throughout his schooling. Aur wahin pe meri schooling hui, Army Burn Hall School throughout and then I went to medical college in Abbottabad.
  9. He says he enjoyed his school years more than medical college. I enjoyed my school life Burn Hall more than the medical college.
  10. He went to medical college in Abbottabad. and then I went to medical college in Abbottabad.
  11. He says he graduated in 1996 to 1997. I graduated in 96-97.
  12. He did his house job in 1998. 98 mein ja ke house job kiya karta tha.
  13. At age three he decided he wanted to be a doctor. 3 saal ki umar mein faisla kiya ke I want to be a doctor.
  14. His maternal uncle was a doctor and one of the best tuberculosis specialists in the country. mere mamu doctor the, Qazi Muhibur Rehman, one of the best tuberculosis specialists in the country
  15. As a child he sat in his uncle's clinic and was fascinated by how the doctor treated patients. I used to sit in his clinic waiting for my blood test and medicine to arrive and I used to see his interaction with patients and I was fascinated.
  16. He says his uncle made patients relax, showed them magic tricks, treated them and did not charge them. He would make the patients relax, laugh, show them magic tricks, treat them and not charge them.
  17. One of his aunts died of cancer. One of my really good aunties, she passed away of cancer.
  18. He was not allowed to see that aunt, which he found very traumatic. Aur I was not allowed to see her and that was very traumatic for me
  19. He decided to focus on cancer by age 15, in high school. So I decided to become a doctor at 3 and by 15 I had focused on cancer. High school mein.
  20. He said he wanted to do what his uncle did and tackle the impossible. And I said, it's the same thing. I want to do what you did. Tackle the impossible and make it possible.
  21. His stated dream is to prevent, detect, treat and cure cancer. And that has always been my dream to prevent, detect, treat and cure cancer.
  22. He says cancer cure rates have risen over the last three to four decades. And I have to say that cure of cancer has increased in the last three to four decades.
  23. He says cancer is not a death sentence, and that many people think it is. Janab, log samajhte hain ke cancer is a death sentence. It is not.
  24. He says breast cancer has a 90% cure rate when caught early. breast cancer ka cure rate early stage mein 90%.
  25. He cites a 97% cure rate for testicular cancer. Testicular cancer ka cure rate 97%.
  26. He cites a 100% cure rate for Hodgkin lymphoma. Hodgkin lymphoma, 100% cure rate.
  27. He says prevention is the best cure. prevention is the best cure.
  28. He cites the World Health Organization view that 50% of cancers are preventable. World Health Organization kehti hai ke 50% cancers ko toh hona hi nahi chahiye. They are preventable
  29. He says the word cancer splits into CAN, which can be prevented, and CER, which can be treated. CAN can be prevented. CER certainly be treated.
  30. His mission through Killing Cancer Kindly with Dr. Khan is to tell people what cancer is. yahi mera mission hai, jo maine aapko bataya Killing Cancer Kindly with Dr. Khan, ke logon ko batayein ke cancer kya hai.
  31. He has been looking into why cancer happens since he was 15. Cancer ke bare mein 15 saal ki age se toh I was looking into it
  32. He says about one in three people in the UK had cancer once in their lifetime in 2000. UK mein ja ke I realized ki 33% of the population was having cancer once in their life. Really? 33, that's one in three people. That was in 2000.
  33. He says one in two people in the UK now have a lifetime risk of cancer. One in two people have a lifetime risk of cancer in UK.
  34. He says that if current trends continue, 80 to 90% of people in the western world could face a cancer risk, which he finds unacceptable. Aur hamara cancer rate badh raha hai aur agar isi tarah badhta raha kuch arse baad 80-90% logon ko cancer hone ke imkanat ho jayenge western world mein.
  35. He says natural vitamin D is linked to a 26% lower cancer risk, while synthetic vitamin D shows no benefit. natural vitamin D jinko do to cancer ka risk 26% kam. Synthetic vitamin D do to koi fayda nahi.
  36. He says he takes liquid vitamin D every six to nine months because of a deficiency. We have a D deficiency and so every I think maybe 6 to 9 months I have to take one of those vitamin D ki jo liquid form mein aati hai.
  37. He says the latest estimate is that people spend 93% of the day indoors. aap andaza lagayein ki insan modern lifestyle mein insan din mein kitna time andar guzarta hai indoors. The latest estimate is 93%.
  38. He says a healthy body makes 800 to 1,000 cancer cells a day. Hamare jism mein ek sehatmand insan ke jism mein rozana 800 se 1000 cancer paida hote hain.
  39. He coined the term DAN technique for a special 30-second daily practice. 30 second din mein you have to do a special technique jisko main DAN kehta hoon, ya I've coined the term.
  40. He says every cell makes melatonin in its mitochondria, and that melatonin detoxifies the body. Aur jism ka har cell apne mitochondria mein melatonin banata hai aur melatonin ek aisa jadui chemical hai jo detox karta hai.
  41. He says morning light is useful from dawn until 9 am, and light after that does not help. Fajr se 9 baje ke darmiyan. Uske baad ki roshni benefit nahi karti.
  42. He says his work is being translated into six languages and that it started in August of the previous year. people are following already 6 zabanon mein tarjuma ho raha hai hamare kaam ka and we started in August last year.
  43. He says sugar is toxic and cancer cells need glucose to grow. Sugar is toxic. Okay. Cancer cells jo hain na woh tezi se badhte hain aur unko badhne ke liye chahiye glucose.
  44. He says a cancer cell has ten insulin receptors for every one on a normal cell. Normal cell pe insulin ka ek receptor hai to cancer cell pe 10 hain.
  45. He says an 8 to 10 hour gap between meals brings in apoptosis, a system that controls cell death. Jab aap faqe se hote hain na ya khate nahi hain, maslan aapne 8-10 ghante ka gap de diya to aapke jism ke andar ek system hai jisko apoptosis kehte hain.
  46. He says eating often harms the body and raises cancer risk, beyond weight gain and diabetes. Agar insan fast nahi karega aur baar baar khayega to uske jism ko nuqsan pahunchega na sirf ki motapa aur diabetes balki cancer ke imkanat.
  47. He says a parent's lifestyle indirectly affects the baby. Hamein yeh pata hai ke aapki jo life choices hain woh baby pe asar daalti hain indirectly.
  48. He says Pakistan's mixed population gives it a good genetic pool, so inherited cancer risk is lower there. Toh hamare yahan itni mixing hai ke hamara genetic pool bada acha hai. Hamare yahan genetic cancer hone ke chances kam hain lekin ek pre-disposition hoti hai.
  49. He says people with cancer in the family should start screening ten years before a close relative's age at diagnosis. Jis umar mein aapke khandan mein kisi qareebi aziz ko cancer hua hai, usse 10 saal pehle aap ehtiyat aur screening shuru kar dein.
  50. He says Pakistan has no cancer screening programme. Pakistan mein screening program nahi hai.
  51. He says Killing Cancer Kindly is launching bowel screening and cervical cancer screening this year. Killing Cancer Kindly is launching bowel screening and cervical cancer screening this year.
  52. He says a colonoscopy pilot programme is starting, which needs special instruments and skills. Ab us colonoscopy ke liye special instruments bhi chahiye, special technique aur skills bhi chahiye aur hum uska pilot program shuru kar rahe hain
  53. He says early detection can cost about 20,000 to 30,000 rupees under a full package. Lekin early detection mein aap chand hazaar, 20-30 hazaar rupaye mein saare ka saara package karke
  54. He describes a health card as the world's largest national health insurance programme and says he is amazed by it. ab toh health card aa gaya hai, Sehat Health Card, jo I must say ke duniya ka sabse bada uh national health insurance program, I am amazed.
  55. He says cervical cancer affects young women, often in their 30s, with a window of 10 to 15 years. ke young ladkiyon mein hota hai, 30s ki age mein ho jata hai. Iska window period hai 10 se 15 saal.
  56. He says screening abroad begins after age 25 with a cervix examination and a pap smear. 25 saal ki umar ke baad bahar ke mulkon mein screening hoti hai ke cervix examination hota hai aur ek pap smear hota hai
  57. He says cervical cancer in Pakistan is usually found at the last stage, and the facilities to treat it are lacking. Hamare yahan aakhri stage pe pakda jata hai aur uske ilaaj ke liye jo treatments hain na, jismein radiation therapy andar dena, brachytherapy, uski hamare paas facilities bhi nahi hain.
  58. He thinks a single test for all cancers is unlikely, because cancer is a spectrum of diseases. Uh not yet and I think it would be unlikely because cancer is a spectrum of diseases.
  59. He says immunotherapy is the next big thing in cancer treatment. Immunotherapy is the next big thing.
  60. He says some cancers that once killed within six months are now controlled for five to six years. ab woh cancer jo 6 mahine mein mohlik hote the, ab 5-5, 6-6 saal tak control ho rahe hain.
  61. He says many advanced cancers have become chronic diseases, like diabetes and hypertension. Bahut se advanced cancers is waqt diabetes aur hypertension ki tarah chronic disease ban gaye hain.
  62. He says one of his prostate cancer patients has been alive for 26 years. Mera prostate cancer ka jo star patient hai na, usse main kehta hoon you are my star patient, woh 26 saal se zinda hai.
  63. He argues that the focus should be on prevention, not only on new treatments. So achi baat hai ke nayi treatments aa rahi hain lekin focus should be on prevention.
  64. He compares prevention to life insurance, which is held for peace of mind. If you have a life insurance, you don't have to jump off a building. Right. Theek hai, it's there for the peace of mind.
  65. He says there is little money to be made from prevention. Lekin prevention mein kamayi nahi hai.
  66. He says the initiative is global and is not limited to Pakistan. once again, a global initiative. We are not limited to Pakistan.
  67. He says the aim is to cut cancer rates by 50% and then push cancer far back. Cancer ke rate ko 50 feesad toh kam karein aur uske baad mukammal tor pe isko peeche dhakelein.
  68. He says cancer incidence should be no more than 1 to 5%. Naturally, we should not be having more than 1 to 5% cancer incidences.
  69. He predicts Pakistan will be at the centre of geopolitical and economic force in 30 years. Pakistan 30 saalon mein would be at the center stage of geopolitical and economic force.
  70. He predicts Pakistanis will lead the world with innovative ideas. Pakistanis, I think, are going to lead the world with innovative ideas.
  71. He says the world has only three comprehensive free cancer hospitals, all Shaukat Khanum hospitals in Pakistan. sirf teen comprehensive free cancer hospital hain, puri duniya mein. Theek hai? Number one, Shaukat Khanum Lahore. Number two, Shaukat Khanum Peshawar. Number three, Shaukat Khanum Karachi.
  72. He says Pakistanis are born leaders and that what they lack is infrastructure. Hum logon ke andar innovative skills and we are born leaders. What we lack is the infrastructure.
  73. He has told his children that his cancer prevention work is his legacy for them to carry on. Maine apne bachon ko kaha hai, this is my legacy. Main rahoon na rahoon, tumne isko aage leke chalna hai.
  74. He says he left Pakistan but Pakistan never left him. Main Pakistan se nikal gaya tha lekin Pakistan mere andar se nahi nikla.
  75. He says his YouTube channel is called Killing Cancer Kindly with Dr. Khan. Ji, yeh YouTube channel hai Killing Cancer Kindly with Dr. Khan.
  76. He says the videos are translated into English, Urdu and Russian, among other languages. Che languages mein yeh translate ho rahi hain at present. English, Urdu, hamari main language hai. Russian mein bhi ho rahi hain.
  77. He is an oncologist, a cancer specialist. Aur oncologist hain ji cancer specialist, simple terms, cancer doctor.
  78. He has been a consultant for four to five years, and was a specialist before that. Main pichle 4-5 saal se I'm in a consultant post. Usse pehle specialist post mein tha.
  79. He does not do private practice and works only with the NHS. Main private practice nahi karta. I only work with the NHS
  80. His specialty is brain tumours and urological tumours, including kidney, bladder and prostate. meri specialty jo hai brain tumors hain aur urological tumors hain, kidney, bladder, prostate
  81. He stopped treating upper GI cancers because his workload grew too large. I used to do upper GI lekin workload zyada ho gaya so I've dropped that.
  82. He says he leads clinical oncology at a general hospital that he also visits. Ab main Scarba General Hospital mein bhi jata hoon wahan main lead hoon clinical oncology ka
  83. He says the hospital where he works is part of Hull University Teaching Hospitals. toh hum Hull ke haspatal ke saath milke Hull University Teaching Hospitals ka hissa hain.
  84. He says he is from East Yorkshire. but I'm from East Yorkshire, Cottingham.
  85. He was a volunteer oncologist at a medical complex. usmein main volunteer oncologist tha Ayub Medical Complex mein.
  86. He says he prepared and gave chemotherapy himself, watched patients for side effects, found beds and admitted them. khud hi chemotherapy banayi, lagayi, patient ke side effect dekh ke, patient ke liye bed bhi dhoonda, usko admit bhi kiya.
  87. He says he worked as a teacher of pharmacology and medicine. Yeah, I'm doing the job as a teacher. I'm teaching pharmacology and medicine.
  88. He taught at a private medical college for two years. Phir maine ek private medical college mein padhaya 2 saal
  89. One of his students encouraged him to plan cancer prevention, and they started the work together. it was one of my students who encouraged me to go ahead and plan cancer prevention and we met up again after 18 years and we seriously started the whole thing.
  90. He says he worked on cancer prevention alone for 18 years. For 18 years, I was on my own working on it
  91. After his house job he spent four years unemployed. House job ke baad janab 4 saal berozgari ke guzare.
  92. He stayed in Abbottabad because he was caring for his paralysed grandmother. I couldn't leave Abbottabad kyunki meri grandmother, she was paralyzed and I was her carer.
  93. He says he sat a Public Service Commission exam, scored at the top, and his papers were lost. Public Service Commission ka exam diya, top ke numbers aaye, unhone mere kaaghzaat gum kar diye.
  94. He says officials told him that recovering his papers needed money and deals, and he refused. unhone kaha ji kaaghzaat dhoondne ke liye bada kharcha hota hai aur deals hoti hain yeh woh and I said, no way, I'm not going to do that.
  95. He went to obtain membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP). Main gaya apne membership of Royal College of Physicians ke liye, MRCP ke liye.
  96. He completed a master's in clinical oncology. Aur phir maine masters in clinical oncology kiya
  97. He completed a fellowship in clinical oncology from the Royal College of Radiologists. maine jo hai fellowship in Royal College of Radiologists kiya clinical oncology ka.
  98. He says his training included physics, nuclear physics and biostatistics. usmein hamein unhone physics padhai, nuclear physics kyunki radiation se deal karna hai. Right. Biostatistics padhai kyunki statistical analysis bade hote hain trials ke.
  99. He says the full oncology training programme takes about five years. Toh that takes about 5 years the whole training program.
  100. He says the PLAB exam was harder than the American exam. England ka jo exam tha PLAB, it was more difficult than the American exam.
  101. He went to England expecting to finish his studies in about 18 months and return to Pakistan. Hum England isliye gaye ke khayal yeh tha ke dedh saal mein na sab padhai khatam karke bade laiq bache hain wapas Pakistan aa jayenge.
  102. He says 22 years have passed and he has not returned. 22 saal ho gaye hain. Lekin wapas nahi aaye.
  103. He went to London. I went to London. Everyone goes to London.
  104. His mother refused to take a British passport. She refused to take a British passport.
  105. He had a British passport. I had the British passport.
  106. After his grandmother died, his mother told him to pursue his studies abroad. When she passed away, then my mom said, okay, now you have to pursue your studies abroad.
  107. His uncles in America, who were doctors, invited him there for ten years. I had uncles in America who were doctors aur woh mujhe 10 saal tak bulate rahe
  108. He says he made a mistake going to England rather than America. I think I made a mistake going to England. America would have been better.
  109. He says that with hindsight he would have started cancer prevention work ten years earlier had he gone to America. with hindsight, if I had gone to America, I would have been doing this cancer prevention thing 10 years earlier.
  110. He woke at 5 am and took three buses and two trains to a warehouse, where he did labouring work. Subah 5 baje uth ke main bus pakadta tha aur teen basein aur do treinein change karke ek warehouse mein jata tha wahan mazdoori karta tha.
  111. He says he did locum jobs before a hospital hired him on a long-term basis. we got locum jobs, koi kahin do hafte ki job, teen hafte ki job, phir karte karte the hospital liked my work so they hired me.
  112. He waited several years for oncology training because competition was stiff. I wanted to go into oncology and there was stiff competition, toh uske liye mujhe kuch saal wait karna pada.
  113. He says he became a doctor to treat cancer, so he waited for oncology rather than take other specialties. Lekin maine kaha ke main toh doctor bana hi cancer ke ilaj ke liye hoon and my mission is to treat cancer.
  114. He completed oncology training and exams, did a master's during that time, and then became a full-time oncologist. Aur phir training wagera complete ki, exams complete kiye and then I did my masters during that time too and I started working as a full-time oncologist.
  115. He says the government did not fund him because he had not paid tax for three years. I wasn't funded by the government kyunki government ka yeh kehna tha I had not paid tax for 3 years
  116. He says a change in the NHS left many doctors jobless, which slowed his return to training. and then we had a change in the NHS system in which many doctors were left jobless. Acha. And it took a long time for us to get back into training position.
  117. He says foreign graduates were mostly offered non-training jobs. Hamein non-training job zyada milti thi foreign graduates ko.
  118. He says the year he went was 2001, after 9/11, which he calls a very difficult time. Jis waqt main gaya, it was 2001. Right. Post 9/11. It was a very difficult time.