New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Up to four in 10 or 7.1 million cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, according to a new global analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on Wednesday.The study, released on World Cancer Day on February 4, identified tobacco as the leading preventable cause of cancer globally, responsible for 15 per cent of all new cancer cases.It also found, for the first time, that nine cancer-causing infections are…
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Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian said that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is scheduled to inaugurate health department buildings worth Rs 360 crore in the state on February 6, further strengthening the public healthcare system. In a statement, the Health Minister said the projects to be inaugurated include district headquarters hospitals, primary health centres (PHCs), research centres, and a microbiological research centre at Guindy.He said these facilities would sig…