World Cancer Day: 5 lesser-known facts about the disease
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World Cancer Day
Every year, World Cancer Day is observed on February 4 to raise awareness about the deadly disease and encourage prevention, detection and treatment
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When was cancer discovered?
Cancer was discovered in 3000 BCE in humans in the form of tumours in mummies and their bones, and was documented in the Edwin Smith Papyrus
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Naming the disease
The origins of the name of the disease see Hippocrates using carcinos (crab) and thus carcinoma because of the shape of the tumours spreading
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How did oncology take root
The use of oncology dates back to the Greek physician Galen who used the word `oncos` to indicate swelling, leading to oncology and oncologist
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Most common cancers in India
The most common cancers in India are breast cancer, cervical cancer, oral cancer, and lung cancer among others
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