Tying Sarees Too Tightly Can Cause Cancer!

Saree cancer is a very rare type of skin cancer that occurs along the waistline in females wearing the saree

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Study finds prolonged draping of saree can give you cancer

A 68-year-old woman was found to have a ulceroproliferative growth in left loin, along the waistline

The woman was wearing saree since she was 13 years old

This waistline cancer was called 'saree cancer'

Prolong wearing of saree tightly around the waist can lead to friction against the waist

It can cause skin irritation and peeling

It could cause skin malignancy and cancer formation

This type of skin cancer is primarily not caused due to peeling and rubbing but due to lack of hygiene