Breast cancer emerges as leading threat to women’s health in Kashmir Breast cancer has become the leading cancer among women and the primary cause of cancer-related deaths in the reproductive age group, according to doctors. In an exclusive interview with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Dr Shabnam Bashir, a leading onco-surgeon in Kashmir called for early detection and lifestyle modifications. Dr Shabnam, who is specially trained in breast and colorectal cancer surgeries, said there is an alarming rise in breast cancer cases and that nearly 60% of women seek…
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