Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, March 28-
Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao informed that Population Based Screening (PBS) of 30 years and above population is being carried out for early diagnosis and management of NCDs including common cancers that are Oral, Breast and Cervical Cancers. About 80 lakh persons have been screened till date, against the target of 1,10,56,289.
The Health Minister was responding to a calling attention motion regarding cancer patients in the State of Haryana during the Budget Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha today.
Rao said that as per Risk Factor Assessment Survey conducted in Haryana by PGIMER Chandigarh, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, tobacco consumption, alcohol consumption, air pollution, pesticides and chemicals, infections etc. are the most common risk factors for Non-Communicable Diseases including Cancers. Most common cancers reported in men are of Oral Cavity, Lungs and Esophagus and in women are of Breast, Cervix, Ovary and Oral Cavity.
