Department of Posts Releases Special Commemorative Postage Stamps on Breast Cancer Awareness

The Department of Posts released special commemorative postage stamps and a souvenir sheet on Breast Cancer Awareness at Dak Bhawan, New Delhi. The initiative aims to reinforce commitments to early detection, timely treatment, and improved women's health outcomes. Addressing the event, officials emphasized the role of philately in spreading public awareness, regular screening, and preventive healthcare. The release highlighted that breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in India with about two lakh new cases annually, and noted government initiatives under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases for population-based screening through Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, community health centres, and tertiary care hospitals.