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flag Study reveals high cancer risk for elderly and middle-aged adults in India, urging targeted interventions.

flag A study in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia found that elderly and middle-aged adults in India have a high risk of developing and dying from cancer, with risks over 10% and 7.7%, respectively, for those aged 70 and above, and 8.3% and 5.5% for middle-aged adults. flag India, ranking third in cancer cases globally, faces a rising cancer burden, projected to increase yearly by 2% due to an aging population. flag The study calls for targeted interventions to manage this growing challenge.

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