Blood Cancer Awareness Month: Diet changes that can help combat the genetic condition | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Blood Cancer Awareness Month: Diet changes that can help combat the genetic condition | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By Lifestyle Desk |New Delhi |Updated: September 18, 2019 12:50:38 pm

Blood Cancer Awareness Month: Diet changes that can help combat the genetic condition

According to a report by WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, India has the third-highest number of haematological cancers, commonly called blood cancer.

Blood cancer or haematological cancers are caused by faults in the DNA. (Source: Getty Images/Thinkstock)

Blood cancer is a common type of cancer that generally affects people of all age groups. According to a report by WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, India has the third-highest number of haematological cancers, popularly referred as blood cancer. There was a time when cancer was incurable, but over the years, the scenario has changed thanks to the medical technology which has made treatments available that guarantee up to 90 per cent survival chances.