Confirming Punjab government's worst fears, a door-to-door survey of the health department — covering almost 98 per cent of the state's population — has found that the incidence of cancer is higher than national and international average.
When compared to World Health Organisartion's point of reference — 80 affected among a population of one lakh — Punjab's survey discovered that 90 in a population of one lakh were suffering from cancer.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/cancer-cases-rise-punjab-govt-says-33000-died-last-5-years
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cancer
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/population
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/who
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ludhiana-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kapurthala-d
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
