Ranchi, Feb. 10 -- A women farmers' seminar organised on the second day of Agrotech Kisan Mela at Birsa Agricultural University on Sunday.
During the seminar, Cancer Specialist of Ranchi Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. Rajnigandha Tudu said that cancer is the second biggest cause of death in India after heart disease. Only 10 to 20 per cent of cancer cases are caused by genetic reasons, the remaining 80 per cent cases are lifestyle-related.
Tudu elaborated on the symptoms of cancer and the measures to prevent it. She said that cancer can occur in any part of the body, but breast and uterine cancer is more common in women and mouth and lung cancer in men. "By being aware of the symptoms of this disease, by completely quitting smok...