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Burden of preventable cancers in India : time to strike the cancer epidemic
Joint Authors
Rath, Goura Kishor
Gandhi, Ajeet Kumar
Kumar, Pavnesh
Bhandari, Menal
Devnani, Bharti
Source
Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute
Issue
Vol. 29, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2017), pp.11-18, 8 p.
Publisher
Cairo University National Cancer Institute
Publication Date
2017-03-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
India has a rapidly growing population inflicted with cancer diagnosis.
From an estimated incidence of 1.45 million cases in 2016, the cancer incidence is expected to reach 1.75 million cases in 2020.
With the limitation of facilities for cancer treatment, the only effective way to tackle the rising and humongous cancer burden is focusing on preventable cancer cases.
Approximately, 70% of the Indian cancers (40% tobacco related, 20% infection related and 10% others) are caused by potentially modifiable and preventable risk factors.
We review these factors with special emphasis on the Indian scenario.
The results may help in designing preventive strategies for a wider application.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gandhi, Ajeet Kumar& Kumar, Pavnesh& Bhandari, Menal& Devnani, Bharti& Rath, Goura Kishor. 2017. Burden of preventable cancers in India : time to strike the cancer epidemic. Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute،Vol. 29, no. 1, pp.11-18.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gandhi, Ajeet Kumar…[et al.]. Burden of preventable cancers in India : time to strike the cancer epidemic. Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute Vol. 29, no. 1 (Mar. 2017), pp.11-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-733764
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gandhi, Ajeet Kumar& Kumar, Pavnesh& Bhandari, Menal& Devnani, Bharti& Rath, Goura Kishor. Burden of preventable cancers in India : time to strike the cancer epidemic. Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute. 2017. Vol. 29, no. 1, pp.11-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-733764
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 17-18
Record ID
BIM-733764