More than 13,500 women in Hingoli district were found with suspected symptoms of various types of cancer during a drive conducted by the local administration, a top government official said on Tuesday. The drive was named ‘Sanjivani Abhiyan’ aimed at early screening and diagnosis of cancer, Abhinav Goel, collector, Hingoli district in Marathwada, said.

During the exercise, around 7000 women were found with suspected symptoms of cervical cancer, around 3500 with suspected symptoms of breast cancer and 2000 with suspected symptoms of oral cancer in addition to a few other types of this disease, he said.