Health Risk: After diabetes, cancer is increasing rapidly in India. Every year a large number of people are falling prey to this deadly disease. A new study by Apollo Hospitals has revealed something shocking. It has been said in this report that cancer may increase very soon in the country. In the report published under the name Health of the Nation, it has been told that the youth in the country are at high risk of cancer.
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Young people are also falling prey to it, which is very worrying. If we pay attention to the figures, there were 13.9 lakh cancer patients in the country in the year 2020, whose number is estimated to reach 15.7 lakh by the year 2025. This means that cancer cases have increased by 13 percent in 5 years. Know the main points of the report…
Risk of cancer is higher at young age
It has been told in this study report that, breast cancer is spreading more rapidly among women and lung cancer among men in India. The number of young patients is also increasing. According to the report, young people in India are becoming victims of cancer at a faster rate than in other countries except America and Britain. The biggest reason for this is that compared to other countries, the screening of this disease is being done very little or very late.
Which type of cancer has more cases in India?
1. According to the report, the cases of cervix cancer and ovarian cancer are very high in women.
2. The risk of mouth cancer and prostate cancer has been seen to be very high in men.
3. Colon cancer or intestinal cancer is being seen more in the youth. About 30 percent of this cancer patients are below 50 years of age. It is feared that the number of patients with this cancer may double in the coming 10 years.
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