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There is a looming challenge for cancer control in NE region: NCCP

Kolkata, Jan 21 (UNI) There is a looming challenge for cancer control in the northeast ( NE ) region and the existing programs and policies seem ineffective to address the region's cancer crisis, said Dr Naresh Purohit - Advisor, National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP).
Speaking to UNI here on Saturday after addressing an interactive webinar with medical and nursing students on "Cancer Burden in East India" organised by the Kolkata-based Thakurpukur Cancer Hospital, Visiting Professor at the Kolkata-based West Bengal University of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Dr Purohit said the lifestyle-related cancers in the north-east region has significantly increased.
Noted Epidemiologist Dr Purohit said according to the ICMR and NCDIR cancer registry report (2021) -
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