Rising cases of cancer in India, the burden on the health of society

    03-Oct-2022
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Dr Satyavan Saurabh
Contd from previous issue
It is necessary. About 5-10% of cancers are due to genetic defects inherited from a person's parents. After early signs of cancer are detected, it is usually diagnosed by medical imaging and confirmed by biopsy.
 Drinking, smoking, and tobacco use are major causes of cancer among men in India, both in rural and urban areas. In addition, passive smoking puts the health of others at risk, especially children and women. The use of tobacco in the form of smoking is quite prevalent in Indian society. Indiscriminate use of fertilizers in agriculture is one of the causes of cancer. There are a large number of such cancer patients from Punjab to Rajasthan. Fertilizers are particularly dangerous and increase the risk of cancer in pregnant women. Changing lifestyle and busy lifestyle with no time for physical exercise as well as unhealthy food like pizza, and burger lead to obesity which paves way for cancer. Consumption of red chilies in large quantities, food, and alcohol at very high temperatures are the main risk fact