How this Indian state is showing the way to treat cancer patients
Synopsis
With an alarming rise in cancer diagnosis rate in India, especially among the younger cohort, timely screening and therapeutic intervention are the need of the hour. One small state has devised a unique health model for cancer management and success. Here’s how it can help ensure an improved disease-free survival.
Cancer, as a lifestyle disease coupled with low awareness, has emerged as one of the major non-communicable diseases with approximately 19.3 million new cases (2020 Globocan estimates). The average annual cancer diagnosis rate in India is increasing at 1.1%-2%. This is alarming as most cases are being diagnosed in the younger economically productive cohort. The North-East states have the highest cancer incidences and mortality. The state of
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