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The Growing Burden of Cancer in India-Understand the Pseudo Epidemic


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1 Department of Digestive Diseases, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata 700160, India
2 Global Health and Social Medicine, King’s College, London, United Kingdom
     

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Arrival of 21st century, saw cancer rising to the top of disese charts and becoming the second leading cause of death among adults living in urban India. India doesn’t have a national cancer registry; our national burden is mostly estimated from over a dozen population-based registries mostly in urban areas of India.
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  • The Growing Burden of Cancer in India-Understand the Pseudo Epidemic

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Mohandas K. Mallath
Department of Digestive Diseases, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata 700160, India
Robert Smith
Global Health and Social Medicine, King’s College, London, United Kingdom

Abstract


Arrival of 21st century, saw cancer rising to the top of disese charts and becoming the second leading cause of death among adults living in urban India. India doesn’t have a national cancer registry; our national burden is mostly estimated from over a dozen population-based registries mostly in urban areas of India.

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