📊 Rising Cancer Rates in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

⭕️ 33,000+ new cancer diagnoses in 2023, with 19,000 deaths reported.

⭕️ Oral cancer is most common in men; breast cancer leads for women.

⭕️ In Sri Lanka: 4,555 women diagnosed with breast cancer; 1,990 men with oral cancer in 2023.

⭕️ Key risk factors for cancer include tobacco, alcohol, poor diet, and lack of physical activity.

⭕️ Early detection is key — most cancers can be treated successfully if found in the initial stages. At minimum, if you notice anything unusual, don't wait. Talk to your doctor right away.

#SriLanka #EarlyDetectionSavesLives