In the last couple of years, as many as 75 women have been found suffering from breast cancer in the Moga district, 145 in the Ferozepur district, 106 in the Faridkot district and 76 in the Muktsar district, besides, hundreds of suspected breast cancer cases.
In the whole of Punjab, Roko Cancer has organised as many as 700 cancer detection camps and checked about one lakh women, out of which, 16,000 tests of mammography have been conducted on women during the past five years. At least, 950 women have been found suffering from breast cancer with another 2000 suspected cases.
Revealing this to The Tribune, Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal, global ambassador of Roko Cancer, said there is a need to make concerted efforts to spread awareness about breast cancer in state.
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