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Cancer is a clear and present danger in India today and the country’s sheer numbers make incidence and prevalence figures alarming. Cancer is a major public health challenge and one of the leading causes of deaths in the country, Damodar Bachani, Deputy Commissioner (NCD), Union Ministry of Health, told The Hindu. There are an estimated 2.8 million cases; 1.1 million new cases per year and 0.5 million deaths annually. Only one in three cases of cancers is diagnosed early.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 15:55:30 +0000

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