The increasing incidence of breast cancer in Haryana and other parts of the country, especially among the young women, has become a big cause of concern for the medical experts and health administrators.

As per official data, one in 28 women in urban areas and one in 40 in rural areas of the country suffer from breast cancer.

Recent studies indicate that the incidence of breast cancer is increasing by about 11 per cent annually in Haryana — catching up with Delhi.

Doctors at the Rohtak PGIMS say nearly 600 cases of breast cancer are being reported annually at the departments of Surgery and Surgical Oncology of the institute, only one-third of which are reported in early stages.

“No vaccine has been developed to prevent breast cancer as yet. However, the silver lining is that early dete

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