Dr Lone said, Islam provided for some inherent practices which go a long way in minimizing chances of cancer. He made a particular mention of circumcision and the ablution ahead of mandatory prayers

According to official data available at Regional Cancer Centre, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, the number of registered patients has shown an alarming surge during past few years; more than 1,700 people have died due to cancer in Kashmir. It says that since January 2014 there were 12,091 patients who were detected with cancer in various state hospitals. In 2013, 6,300 patients were detected with the killer disease. In 2016 till now, 4800 cancer patients have been registered at SKIMS.