Nepal gears up breast cancer fight with latest technology

The National Public Health Laboratory of Nepal has validated next-generation sequencing for breast cancer, with many oncologists no longer needing to send specimens of suspected cancer patients to India for testing.

With the development, patients or their relatives will also pay about half the cost they were paying in India.

"We have successfully validated next-generation sequencing for breast cancer," said Ranjan Raj Bhatta, director at the laboratory.