Mayo Hospital Adopts China’s Co-ablation Cancer Technology First

ISLAMABAD
A medical revolution is underway in Punjab. Mayo Hospital, one of South Asia’s oldest and largest medical institutions, has become the region’s first to introduce China’s cutting-edge Co-ablation cancer treatment technology, ushering in a new era of minimally invasive oncology care. The breakthrough comes as a direct result of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s recent study tour to China.
During her visit to Hygea Medical Equipment Company, she observed firsthand the Co-ablation technique—a method that freezes tumors at –180°C using liquid nitrogen, followed by controlled heating up to 80°C to destroy malignant cells while sparing healthy tissue, according to a report carried by Gwadar Pro on Friday.
“I was deeply inspired by the innovation I witnessed in China,” Maryam recalled at the inauguration ceremony. “Alhamdulillah, today Punjab has become the first in South Asia to introduce this life-saving treatment. Within just 60 minutes, without surgery, chemotherapy or radiation, cancer patients are walking back to their families with hope.”
First patients treated successfully Doctors at Mayo Hospital, who underwent specialized training in China, carried out the first-ever procedures on Thursday. Five patients were successfully treated and declared cancer-free.Co-ablation is a minimally invasive technique that requires only 60–120 minutes. Patients typically regain mobility within hours. Each treatment costs around 1.6 million rupees, but experts say it significantly reduces the burden of prolonged hospitalization, side effects of chemotherapy, and long recovery periods associated with traditional methods. Senior radiologist Dr. Shehzad Kareem Bhatti, who briefed Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz at Mayo Hospital, said “The machine targets liver, lung, and breast cancers in their early stages.