Every night, a train leaves from Punjab carrying hundreds of patients toward Rajasthan for cancer treatment.
People call it the **“Cancer Train.”**Not because it’s officially named that.But because almost every compartment carries someone fighting cancer.
Why is this happening?
- Excessive pesticide exposure
- Groundwater contamination
- Poor occupational safety
- Delayed cancer screening
- Limited access to local oncology care
For many families the bottle is also against:
- travel costs,
- delayed diagnosis,
- loss of income,
- emotional exhaustion,
- and unequal healthcare access.
The “Cancer Train” is not just a medical story.It is a reminder that public health failures eventually become human stories.
Have you ever heard about this Cancer train?
MBH/PS