Delhi Launches Mobile Cancer Screening Programme with Self-Testing Kits

On World Cancer Day, Delhi launched the Cancer Awareness, Prevention, and Screening (CAPS) programme to enhance early cancer detection. The initiative deploys mobile vans equipped with mammography and HPV DNA testing, including a self-testing cervical cancer kit for women. Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh emphasized the importance of timely screening and awareness to improve treatment outcomes and announced plans to introduce cervical cancer vaccination soon.