Cancer awareness remains significantly low across India: Expert

Hamirpur (HP), Nov 7 (UNI) Cancer awareness remains significantly low across India, leaving public understanding and critical screening practices in a dismal state, an expert said. Advisor to the National Cancer Control Programme, Dr Naresh Purohit, stated that globally, roughly 30 per cent of cancer cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage. However, in countries like India, where awareness about cancer remains inadequate, the proportion of late-stage diagnoses rises to a staggering 70 per cent. Speaking to reporters here on the eve of National Cancer Awareness Day, renowned epidemiologist Dr Purohit expressed concern over the rising cancer burden in Himachal…