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National Cancer Awareness Day 2024 - November 07

November 10 , 2024 13 days 91 0
  • Raising public awareness of cancer prevention, detection, and treatment is the focus of this day.
  • On this day in 1867, the famous Polish-French physicist Marie Curie was born.
  • In 2022, India had over 14.1 lakh new cases of cancer and over 9.1 lakh deaths from the disease.
  • The most common malignancies in females were those of the breast and cervix, which accounted for about 27% and 18% of new cases, respectively.
  • The theme of this year is "Hope, love, and strength: our weapons against cancer!".

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