Door-to-door survey identifies 38 villagers with suspected symptoms of different types of cancer in Bhalabadrapuram 

23 patients are undergoing medical treatment for cancer; doctors from the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Visakhapatnam, Rajamahendravaram GGH, Kakinada Rangarayana Medical College and G.S.L. Hospital are studying the high incidence of cancer in Bhalabadrapuram village

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