India, April 24 -- Cancer rarely announces itself with obvious or dramatic signs. Many of the most common malignancies in India - including cervical, lung, oral, and breast cancers - often begin with subtle, easily overlooked symptoms. Dismissing these early warning signals can be more dangerous than the disease itself, as by the time symptoms become pronounced or severe, the condition may have already progressed to an advanced stage.

HT Lifestyle reached out Dr Ankur Nandan Varshney - senior consultant medical oncologist at Medanta Hospital, Noida - who highlights, "As an oncologist, I frequently meet patients who, in hindsight, remember noticing a small but unusual change in their body months earlier - a lump, a lingering cough, unexpl...