Bharatiya Janta Party’s candidate from Bhopal and Malegaon blast accused, Pragya Thakur claimed in an interview that a mixture of cow products helped her cure her breast cancer. We did a fact check:

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer among women in India and accounts for 14 percent of all cancers. India has perhaps the worst mortality rate when it comes to a type of cancer that is very treatable if detected early. For every 2 women newly diagnosed with breast cancer, one woman dies of it in India.

Lack of attention towards their own health, delayed diagnosis and low access to healthcare means women reach for help when it's already too late.

Making this situation worse is myths, fake news and unscientific claims sold as cure by our leaders. The latest ‘cure’ comes ‘Sadhvi’ Pragya Thakur.

In a tweet promoting his interview with Pragya Thakur, India Today’s news director Rahul Kawal shared these gems from the candidate.