Vijayawada, Jan. 30 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has released a cancer screening Atlas that has been designed to identify the number and types of cancer patients in different regions across all 28 districts of the state, enabling localised treatment and planning.
The Atlas which was released along with eminent cancer specialist and Advisor to the government, Dr Nori Dattatreya, has been compiled using data recorded from cancer screening tests conducted in the initial phase on 29 million (2.9 crore) people across the state. Through a Vision Statement, the government aims to provide advanced cancer treatment by 2030 and through a Mission, it seeks to reduce the number of cancer patients through early screening tests, ...