Mumbai, Aug. 25 -- India is facing a silent cancer epidemic, said renowned cancer surgeon Dr Sultan Pradhan here.
Speaking on the second foundation day of Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Head & Neck Cancer Institute of India (HNCII), Dr Pradhan said that while advanced surgical innovations like the submental flap have transformed outcomes, the need of the hour is clear - stronger prevention campaigns, early detection programs, and more specialised centers to tackle this enormous public health challenge.
He said that head and neck cancers constitute 27-30 percent of all cancers in India, in stark contrast to less than 5 percent in Western countries. With more than 200,000 new cases annually, largely linked to tobacco use, the real crisis is t...