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Detailed explanation-1: -New Delhi: Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the southern Indian state of Kerala, has been named as the country’s breast cancer capital as the city witnessed cases at a record high of 40 per lakh of population.

Detailed explanation-2: -SHILLONG: Not only the “Abode of Clouds”, Meghalaya is also the “cancer capital” of India, a top health official said on the concluding day of a function to observe World No Tobacco Day on Tuesday.

Detailed explanation-3: -Breast cancer most often begins with cells in the milk-producing ducts (invasive ductal carcinoma). Breast cancer may also begin in the glandular tissue called lobules (invasive lobular carcinoma) or in other cells or tissue within the breast.