‘Childhood cancer is curable if treated early’
The Hindu
The dean of Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Sharath K. Rao said on Monday that childhood cancer is completely curable if treated at an early stage.
He was speaking at the International Childhood Cancer Day programme organised by the Division of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology at Kasturba Hospital in Manipal. Dr. Rao said that nearly three lakh children are diagnosed with cancer every year in the world. In India, the number is 40,000 to 45,000.
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