Muktsar, along with Sangrur district, accounts for almost one fourth of the hepatitis C cases detected in Punjab under an ongoing programme. “If not cured in time, hepatitis C can lead to liver cancer.”As per the diagnostic count in the past one year, Sangrur has the highest number of 3,981 cases of hepatitis C, followed by Muktsar with 2,444. These cases were detected during the diagnostic count under the Mukh Mantri Punjab Hepatitis C Relief Fund scheme launched on June 18, 2016. If not cured in time, hepatitis C can lead to liver cancer,” said Dr Gurinder Kaur at the Muktsar civil hospital. Shafian, who came to Sangrur civil hospital from Malerkotla, had to be operated for an intestinal disease but the pre-operation tests detected hepatitis C too.

Source: Hindustan Times May 17, 2017 13:20 UTC