More younger people getting cancer ,20% cancer cases in India are below the age of 40 years [Video]

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New Delhi, May 24, 2024 :

National Cancer Study done by Cancer Mukt Bharat Foundation highlighted that in India 20% of the cancer cases are those patients who are below the age of 40 years in which 60% were male and 40% were female, indicating that the incidences of cancer is rising among  younger generation. In the United States, the American Cancer Society also recently reported that the demographics of cancer patients are increasingly shifting from older individuals to middle-aged people.

National Cancer Study by Cancer Mukt Bharat Foundation was conducted across 1368 cancer patients across India who called on its Cancer Helpline Number from 1^st  March 2024 to 15^th May 2024 . The most number of calls were from Hyderabad then Meerut, Mumbai and New Delhi .

Recently Under Cancer Mukt Bharat Campaign a free of cost National Cancer Helpline Number 93-555-20202 was launched which is operational from 10am to 5 pm from Monday to …