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Screen early for cancer: ICMR

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October 05, 2023

India’s apex medical research body is calling for widening early screening, diagnosis and treatment of cancer after a spike in breast and lung cancer.

- Priyanka Sharma

Screen early for cancer: ICMR

India ranks third in cancer cases after China and the US and is expected to see a further 57.5% increase in cases from 2020 to 2040.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has written to scientists and doctors seeking collaboration amid India’s poor coverage of cancer screening, which delays treatment and data capture.

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