Chennai: About 12.5 per cent of Indian men and 11.11 per cent of Indian women are prone to cancer, according to the data of the National Cancer Registry Programme.
One out of eight men and one out of nine women have the possibility of developing cancer in their lifetime. Doctors say that surviving cancer involves immense fighting and emerging victorious is the best thing ever.
Therefore, with Independence Day only a few days away, 100 cancer survivors, including children, came together to celebrate their independence from cancer.
As per the figures of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), by 2020 India is likely to have more than 1.73 million new cases of cancer and more than 0.88 million deaths due to cancer.
The coming together of the survivors provided an opportunity for them to converse, draw support and get advice from others who shared similar experiences.
“It was an occasion for the survivors to celebrate the new reality in cancer survivorship,” said Dr Anita Ramesh, professor medical Oncology, Saveetha Medical College Hospital and Founder and CEO, Freedom from Cancer Relief and Research Foundation.
