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Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre
Pakistan's leading cancer hospital network, founded in 1994 in Lahore by Imran Khan in memory of his mother, treating most patients free of charge.
Also called: SKMCH&RCShaukat Khanum
Overview
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre opened in Lahore in 1994, founded by the cricketer and later prime minister Imran Khan and named after his mother, who died of cancer. Funded largely by donations and zakat, it provides comprehensive cancer care, including surgical oncology, medical oncology, radiotherapy, bone marrow transplantation, nuclear medicine and paediatric oncology, to a majority of patients free of charge. A second hospital opened in Peshawar in 2015 and a third in Karachi, and the network runs a large diagnostic laboratory collection system across Pakistan. Shaukat Khanum is accredited by Joint Commission International and hosts a clinical research programme and hospital-based cancer registry.
Location
Lahore, PK
Type
cancer center
Website
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
OnCo score
#694 · 2 points (0 Newsweek + 0 NCI + 2 from 1 linked objects) · ranking
Research output
From OpenAlex, oncology works in the last five years (2022 to 2026, current year in progress); counted on 2026-10-15.
Matched to Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, including child institutions. 127 works · 345 citations · 87% open access · 3% clinical trials · 1% reviews.
Oncology works per year
232022
392023
242024
302025
112026
Most works
- Syed Irfan Kabir14 works
- Aamir Ali Syed13 works
- Farhana Badar12 works
- Shahid Khattak10 works
- Hassaan Bari9 works
- Zaed Z. R. Hamady7 works
- Thomas Brendon Russell7 works
- Elizabeth Pando7 works
- Parthi Srinivasan7 works
- Keith John Roberts7 works
Most cited
Programmes
4- Charitable comprehensive cancer care
- Radiotherapy
- Bone marrow transplantation
- Peshawar and Karachi hospitals
People
1Connected
2institutions
people
Sources
Every source this page cites, grouped by who published it. Grouping is read from the web address, not assigned by hand.
shaukatkhanum.org.pk · 1
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ProvenanceLast edited 2026-09-11 · Jude Gomila · Link wave 4 leaders and trialists from their institutions… · diff · file
Sourced, not expert-reviewed