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National Cancer Awareness Day – 7 November | Takshila Learning

NATIONAL CANCER AWARENESS DAY National Cancer Awareness Day is widely known on  7 November  every year to boost awareness about cancer, its treatment, and its symptoms in India. When there is an abnormal growth of cells in the body, it causes cancer and spreads to other tissues. It can affect any part of the body. Cancer is also called heart disease. Did you know that there are more than a hundred types of cancer including breast cancer, lung cancer, skin cancer, and prostate cancer? National Health Awareness Day is being celebrated across the country,  Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan  has announced. In his opinion, it is high time we went into competitive mode against this disease. Do you know that cancer is the second leading cause in the world? There are more than a hundred types of cancers but the most common cancers affecting the people of India are lung, breast, cervical, neck, and brain and stomach cancers. According to the  World Health Organization , 17 people die every mi