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The Times of India
The Times of India
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Maitree Baral | etimes.in

'I cannot see but my hands can detect early breast cancer': How blind women are saving lives

Breast cancer has one of the highest rates of prevalence in the country and in the world. From late diagnosis to missed diagnosis, there are several reasons that trigger the growth of the cancerous tumor. But amidst this, there are certain individuals who have been a blessing to medical science in determining tiny lumps in breast cancer cases.

Meet Meenakshi Gupta, a blind woman, who is currently a medical tactile examiner in Delhi NCR and can find even the tiniest lumps in a woman's breast that can be malignant.

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