Srinagar, May 18 -- Cancer in Kashmir is not a solitary affliction but a continuum, a relentless shadow that often returns in the form of second malignancies. The recent five-year analysis of dual primary cancers has laid bare a disturbing truth: survival is not the end of the journey but the beginning of another battle. Gastrointestinal tumours dominate both first and second malignancies, a pattern that mirrors the Valley's entrenched lifestyle and environmental exposures. Salt-preserved foods, smoked meats, and tobacco use have etched their carcinogenic legacy deep into the population, leaving survivors vulnerable to repeated strikes. This is not coincidence but consequence, and the numbers speak to a crisis that is both cultural and me...