More than 14,500 women in Maharashtra's Hingoli have been detected with "cancer-like symptoms" during screening under the Sanjivani scheme, state health minister Prakash Abitkar informed the assembly on Thursday, reported news agency PTI.

A total of 2,92,996 were surveyed since March 8 there during which they had to answer a questionnaire related to cancer symptoms, Abitkar said in a written reply in the House.

"Out of these, 14,542 women were detected with cancer-like symptoms. So far, three have been diagnosed with cancer of the uterus, one with breast cancer and eight with oral cancer after screening and tests. The campaign in Hingoli was an initiative of the district collector for early diagnosis and treatment of cancer," he said, reported PTI.