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Emphasising on the need for increasing awareness about breast cancer and head and neck cancer, two of the rapidly growing cancer cases in the country, Dr.K.N. She added that women particularly need to be vigilant if more than one member of a family has reported breast cancer. He said they are now also targeting relatives of cancer patients to encourage them to go for screening and preventive check-ups. Oncologists are encouraging blood relatives of cancer patients to go for regular screening to rule out or ensure early detection of the disease. Had the son gone for screening cancer would have been detected earlier," said Dr Shah..