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Cancer Plans That Fit the Bill

A slew of policies have hit the market, giving you the financial muscle to fight cancer.

Cancer is a dreadful disease and its incidence has been rising by the day. According to the National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, around 785,000 people died of cancer in India in 2018. The cost of treatment runs into lakhs and more often than not becomes a constraint in the fight against the disease. A recent study we did with oncologists shows that nearly 50 per cent of the patients are not insured and are paying for the treatment from their own pockets, says Anup Seth,

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