<p align="justify" class="title">Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule has proposed a private member's bill for providing free treatment to women suffering from breast cancer in government hospitals.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The Breast Cancer (Awareness and Free Treatment) Bill, 2017 was introduced in the recently concluded winter session, but it is yet to be taken up for consideration.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The Bill urges the Centre to take steps for creating awareness about the symptoms and treatment of breast cancer.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"The central and state governments shall provide free medical screening to diagnose cases of breast cancer and free medical treatment to every breast cancer patient in government hospitals," it reads.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Sule said it is estimated that one in 28 women is likely to develop breast cancer during her lifetime.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In India, breast cancer among women has seen a rapid rise in the last decade.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 1.5 lakh cases were reported in 2016, she added.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The ICMR recognises breast cancer as the most common cancer among women in India. It accounts for 27% of all cancers in women in the country.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The Centre and states should work together to provide free diagnosis and treatment to women suffering from breast cancer, Sule said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">A private member's bill can be introduced by any member of Parliament who is not a minister.</p>
<p align="justify" class="title">Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule has proposed a private member's bill for providing free treatment to women suffering from breast cancer in government hospitals.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The Breast Cancer (Awareness and Free Treatment) Bill, 2017 was introduced in the recently concluded winter session, but it is yet to be taken up for consideration.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The Bill urges the Centre to take steps for creating awareness about the symptoms and treatment of breast cancer.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"The central and state governments shall provide free medical screening to diagnose cases of breast cancer and free medical treatment to every breast cancer patient in government hospitals," it reads.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Sule said it is estimated that one in 28 women is likely to develop breast cancer during her lifetime.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In India, breast cancer among women has seen a rapid rise in the last decade.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 1.5 lakh cases were reported in 2016, she added.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The ICMR recognises breast cancer as the most common cancer among women in India. It accounts for 27% of all cancers in women in the country.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The Centre and states should work together to provide free diagnosis and treatment to women suffering from breast cancer, Sule said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">A private member's bill can be introduced by any member of Parliament who is not a minister.</p>