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Lung Cancer Cases in Women on Rise, Say Docs
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
|August 05, 2025
IVETHA*, a 45-year-old woman, had all the symptoms of lung cancer, but she neglected to pay attention to her symptoms as she was busy taking care of her husband who had a cardiac problem and was undergoing treatment.
IVETHA*, a 45-year-old woman, had all the symptoms of lung cancer, but she neglected to pay attention to her symptoms as she was busy taking care of her husband who had a cardiac problem and was undergoing treatment. She had fatigue, breathlessness, and occasionally blood in sputum, but she kept postponing consultation with the doctor. When she finally decided to consult a doctor, she was in the advanced stage of lung cancer. Nivetha was a non-smoker, recollects Dr Archana Elangovan, consultant, surgical oncology, SIMS Hospital, Chennai.
Doctors say there has been a slight increase in the number of lung cancer cases in women. "We don't know if those are smokers or non-smokers. It could be because of an increase in smoking among women also," said Dr R Swaminathan, director of Cancer Institute (WIA) at Adyar, who is also the head of Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Cancer Registry.
This story is from the August 05, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Tirunelveli.
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