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Identification of Causative Agents of Cancer in Selected Coastal Villages of Tamil Nadu


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1 Department of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore - 641 043, Tamil Nadu, India
     

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Cancer has become a major cause of death in the last 20 years. Although the disease has been regarded principally as a problem of the developed world, more than half of all cancers occur in the developing countries. Cancer prevalence in India is estimated to be around 2.5 million with over 8,00,000 new cases and 5,50,000 death occurring each year in the country.
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  • Identification of Causative Agents of Cancer in Selected Coastal Villages of Tamil Nadu

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G. Vasanthamani
Department of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore - 641 043, Tamil Nadu, India
M. Julie Benitha
Department of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore - 641 043, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


Cancer has become a major cause of death in the last 20 years. Although the disease has been regarded principally as a problem of the developed world, more than half of all cancers occur in the developing countries. Cancer prevalence in India is estimated to be around 2.5 million with over 8,00,000 new cases and 5,50,000 death occurring each year in the country.