ROHTAK, July 31 -- Haryana records an estimated 3,000 to 3,500 new breast cancer cases every year, but a high number of women only seek hospital care during stage 3 or stage 4, significantly diminishing their chances of successful recovery.

While giving this information, director of Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) Prof Dr SK Singhal said breast cancer has become the most common cancer among women in Haryana, accounting for one in every four female cancer cases in the state. Nationally, India reports around 28 to 30 new breast cancer cases per one lakh women annually, he said.

The PGIMS, Rohtak, on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with LPS Bossard and the Dr Anita Charit...