Vijayawada: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday unveiled the Andhra Pradesh Cancer Screening Atlas, marking a significant milestone in the state’s public health journey. In the first phase alone, cancer screening tests were carried out for about 2.9 crore people, and the data thus collected has been meticulously documented and analysed. He emphasised that health education, public awareness, prevention, screening and early diagnosis formed the core pillars of AP’s cancer care strategy. At present, AP has 32,657 registered cancer patients. Nori Dattatreyudu noted that this was the first time in the country that a comprehensive cancer atlas had been developed at the state level.