Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inside a Cancer Screening Abhiyan Van at Community Health Centre Sanquelim.
Photo Credits: The Goan
PANAJI
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday expressed concern over rising cases of cancer and urged Goans to curtail unhealthy lifestyles.
Sawant said almost 5 per cent of people who turn up at cancer testing camps held in Goa were either being detected with cancer or suspected cases of the dreaded disease.
"This is a higher rate than some other States," Sawant said, adding that in many cases the diagnosis happens at later stages making the fight against the disease several notches more expensive and difficult for the patient as well as their families.
Sawant was speaking at an event in Sanquelim where he asked the people to stay alert to the cancer threat. He said, it is a lifestyle disease and advised that people in Goa should keep a check on their day-to-day habits.
