Chronic irritation from tightly tied petticoat drawstrings can lead to a rare skin cancer called Marjolin's ulcer, sometimes referred to as "Petticoat Cancer." While the saree itself isn't the ...

The doctors conducted a biopsy, which revealed that the woman had a Marjolin ulcer, also known as squamous cell carcinoma (ulcerating skin cancer). Another woman in her late 60s consulted doctors ...