New Delhi, July 27 (Ians) Tobacco and alcohol use is behind the increasing rate of head and neck cancers in India, said health experts here on World Head and Neck Cancer Day on Thursday.
World Head and Neck Cancer Day is observed on July 27 every year to raise awareness about the disease that has become a major public health issue.
According to the Global Cancer Observatory (Globocan) estimates, there were 19.3 million incident cancer cases worldwide in 2020 and India ranked third after China and the US.
Overall, 57.5 per cent of global head and neck cancer cases occur in Asia and India accounts for 30 per cent of these cases. Annually, in India, the prevalence of head and neck cancer is approximately 5,00,000 cases with over 1,25,000 deaths.
When we talk of Hnc, it typically consists of anatomical sub sites like tongue, mouth, other parts of the pharynx like oropharynx, nasopharynx, hypopharynx, salivary glands, nasal cavity,...
World Head and Neck Cancer Day is observed on July 27 every year to raise awareness about the disease that has become a major public health issue.
According to the Global Cancer Observatory (Globocan) estimates, there were 19.3 million incident cancer cases worldwide in 2020 and India ranked third after China and the US.
Overall, 57.5 per cent of global head and neck cancer cases occur in Asia and India accounts for 30 per cent of these cases. Annually, in India, the prevalence of head and neck cancer is approximately 5,00,000 cases with over 1,25,000 deaths.
When we talk of Hnc, it typically consists of anatomical sub sites like tongue, mouth, other parts of the pharynx like oropharynx, nasopharynx, hypopharynx, salivary glands, nasal cavity,...
- 7/27/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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