Various forms of cancer claimed 5727 lives in Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope informed the state Legislature on Tuesday. He said the state recorded a total of 11306 cancer cases in 2019. The members also informed the Legislature that 9 percent of all cancer cases in the country were from Maharashtra. What causes cancer? Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth. These abnormal cells form a mass called a tumour that can be cancerous or benign. A cancerous tumour can grow and spread to other parts of the body. A benign tumour can grow but will not