Punjab has witnessed 1,26,821 new cancer cases over three years, with annual cases continuing to rise. The growing burden has raised concerns over mortality, treatment facilities, early detection, rural screening and the financial impact on patients and their families.
![A passenger looks out of a carriage window as the passenger opposite him lies on his seat on the Abohar-Jodhpur passenger train also known by the locals as the Cancer Express in Bhatinda, Punjab. [Prashanth Vishwanathan (Bloomberg)]](https://sikhsiyasatnews.net/wp-content/uploads/Cancer-Express.jpg)
![A passenger looks out of a carriage window as the passenger opposite him lies on his seat on the Abohar-Jodhpur passenger train also known by the locals as the Cancer Express in Bhatinda, Punjab. [Prashanth Vishwanathan (Bloomberg)]](https://sikhsiyasatnews.net/wp-content/uploads/Cancer-Express-150x150.jpg)
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