Cancer has been accounted as the topmost cause of death after Heart Attack in India.
Major types of cancer to affect people are Gall Bladder, Cervical and Oral cancer.
80 % patients visit the doctors at a stage when recovery is difficult ( almost impossible).
71 % of deaths reported are from the age group of 29-70 years.
70 % of patients loose their lives within first year of diagnosis, owing to late detection.
15 % patients are children and young adults in India, as compared to the average of 0.5% worldwide.
60 % of cancers are lifestyle related - obesity, tobacco, no exercise.
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