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Dr Yogesh Kalkonde, co-principal investigator of the study, said 40 per cent of cancer cases in men and 20 per cent in women were mouth cancer cases. Tracking the number of cancer cases in such areas remains challenging as facilities for diagnosis are not easily available. Along with Kalkonde and Dikshit, Mahesh Deshmukh and others were instrumental in setting up this cancer registry. AdvertisingTypically, cervix, breast and ovary are the leading cancer sites in women, and mouth cancer should not be the leading cancer among women, he said. Fifty per cent of cancer cases among men and 30 per cent among women were tobacco related..