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A study analyzing data from Population Based Cancer Registries (PBCRs) in India found that approximately 52% of cervical cancer cases diagnosed between 2012 and 2015 survived. Ahmedabad's urban PBCR had the highest survival rate at 61.5%, while Tripura had the lowest at 31.6%.
A Lancet study reveals that India had the highest number of new stroke cases in WHO's Southeast Asia Region in 2019, with stroke constituting 37.9% of neurological disorder DALYs. Globally, stroke deaths are predicted to rise from 6.6 million in 2020 to 9.7 million by 2050, especially in low-middle-income countries. Read on to know more about stroke, its symptoms and preventive measures. , Health News, Times Now
The number of people who die from stroke globally is estimated to increase by 50 per cent by 2050 to 9.7 million deaths per year, with annual costs as high as USD 2.3 trillion possible, unless urgent action is taken
Lancet: The research by authors from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, showed that over 50 per cent of all preterm births in 2020 occurred in just eight countries.
India was followed by Pakistan, Nigeria, China, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the US, the researchers said.