The number of cancer cases has increased one-third fold in the past decade. The rise of these cases has been related to the population aging and growth according to a study published in JAMA Oncology. In addition, lifestyle changes and the recent developments in the diagnosis and screening have also been accounted for the increase in the number of recorded incidences of the disease. Talking about such cases, after Actor Irfan Khan, today Indian actress Sonali Bendre has tweeted that she has been diagnosed with High-Grade Metastatic Cancer and is currently undergoing treatment for the same in New York.

The actress mentioned that she did not expect any such results, and some tests led to this diagnosis. Frequent occurrences of such news brings back the discussion about the need for spreading awareness with respect to early screening and diagnosis of cancer. In this respect, how do you…