30 percent of breast cancer cases in women under 40 years old, reveals AIIMS study
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Data collected by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) from the hospitals across city revealed that breast cancer is the most prevalent among women, while lung cancer ranks highest among men in the city.
The statistics shows that in 2015, among 1 lakh people, around 35 women had breast cancer and 17 men had lung cancer. Over the span of seven years, breast cancer cases increased by 35.9% from 2,657 to 3,611, and male lung cancer cases rose by 44% from 1,207 in 2015 to 1,734 in 2022.
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