North East faces uphill cancer challenge

Jyoti Shelar Lifestyle-related risk factors are being cited, compounded by an inadequate number of treatment centres in the region. Lifestyle-related cancers top the chart in the northeast region which has an overall high incidence of cancer in India. Oesophageal cancer is the highest in men followed by cancers of the lung and stomach, says a […]

Jyoti Shelar Lifestyle-related risk factors are being cited, compounded by an inadequate number of treatment centres in the region. Lifestyle-related cancers top the chart in the northeast region which has an overall high incidence of cancer in India. Oesophageal cancer is the highest in men followed by cancers of the lung and stomach, says a […]

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World Cancer Day: Ensure the right treatment at the right time to every patient

Shobha Shukla (CNS): Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide. In 2012, there were an estimated 1.8 million new lung cancer cases (13% of all cancers diagnosed), and 1.59 million deaths (19.4% of the total cancer deaths). According to the latest cancer registry data released by the Indian Council of Medical Research, 0.114 million […]

Shobha Shukla (CNS): Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide. In 2012, there were an estimated 1.8 million new lung cancer cases (13% of all cancers diagnosed), and 1.59 million deaths (19.4% of the total cancer deaths). According to the latest cancer registry data released by the Indian Council of Medical Research, 0.114 million […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/world-cancer-day-ensure-the-right-treatment-at-the-right-time-to-every-patient/