Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has emphasised the need for raising nationwide awareness about cancer, particularly those linked to fatty liver, as well as breast cancer, which has become a leading cause of death among women in Bangladesh.

The Chief Adviser made the call during a meeting with leading Singaporean cancer specialist Professor Toh Han Chong at the State Guest House Jamuna on Saturday evening.

Prof Toh Han Chong, Senior Consultant at the National Cancer Centre, Singapore, was accompanied by Vijaya Rao, Deputy Director of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, and Kalwinder Kaur, Health Care Management Specialist at SingHealth and Edinburgh Napier University.

Prof Yunus said non-communicable dise...