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Cancer: scenario and relationship of different geographical areas of the globe with special reference to North East-India.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2014
Sharma Jagannath Dev, Kalit Manoj, Nirmolia Tulika, Saikia Sidhartha Protim, Sharma Arpita, Barman Debanjana
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BACKGROUND: Cancer is becoming the most important public health burden around the globe. As per the GLOBOCAN 2008 estimates, about 12.7 million cancer cases and 7.6 million cancer deaths were estimated to have occurred in 2008. The burden of cancer cases for India in the year 2020 is calculated to be 1,148,757 (male 534,353; female 614,404) compared to 979,786 in 2010. The pattern of cancer incidence is varying...
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