NEW DELHI, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of people Sunday participated in a walkathon aimed at raising people's awareness of breast cancer here, Indo-Asian News Service reported.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur flagged off the campaign "Walk for Life", which was organized by a voluntary organization.
Indian Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Meira Kumar also joined the five-kilometer walkathon. "This walkathon is to create awareness among the women of India regarding breast cancer. The sooner one comes to know of the disease the easier it is to treat it," she said.
"Nearly one in every 22 women is a cancer patient and most terminal cases are of breast cancer," said Anjali, one of the organizers.
Anjali called on the Indian women to reject any taboo of speaking about breast cancer and have "an open and frank discussion of breast exams, treatment and life after cancer".
Breast cancer is the fourth largest killer disease in India and India accounts for 6 percent breast cancer deaths in the world.
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