Television actor Hina Khan on Friday revealed that she has been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. The 36-year-old actor shared on Instagram that her treatment has already begun. “Despite this challenging diagnosis, I want to reassure everyone that I am doing well.
I am strong, determined, and fully committed to overcoming this disease,” she wrote in the post. The most common cancer in India Breast cancer is a disease in which the tissues of the breast develop cancerous cells. It can happen to men and women alike.
Usually, it starts in the lining of the milk ducts or lobules. If treatment is delayed, it can spread to other body areas. A lump in the breast or underarms, changes to the breast’s size or form, nipple discharge, or constant pain in the breast area are some of its common symptoms.
According to the Cancer journal, women in India continue to have the highest incidence of breast cancer. A Down to Earth report, which quoted the most recent numbers provided in February by the World Health Organisation (WHO), stated it accounts for 13.6 per cent of all patients and more than 26 per cent of women, with an alarming estimate of 192,020 new cases.
With 2.3 million cases worldwide, female breast cancer was estimated to be the second most common type of cancer. As per the Cancer Journal, over the past 26 years, there has been a disturbing trend in India where the age-standardised incidence rate of female breast cancer has increased by 39.
1 per cent from 1990 to 2016. .