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Tharun Boda

Andhra Pradesh to kick-start massive cancer screening programme in September

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Andhra Pradesh government will take up a massive cancer screening exercise from September.

Under the initiative, people aged above 30 will be screened under the government’s Comprehensive Cancer Care (CCC) programme.

The State Health Department has devised the CCC programme to ensure that by 2030 no cancer patient is required to go out of the State for treatment.

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