New Delhi: A new study by the Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR) and the Tata Memorial Center revealed that breast and cervical cancer are the most common types of Indian women, while the men are dominated by oral and lung cancer.
The study, published on August 20, analyzed more than 700,000 cases and more than 200,000 cancer -related deaths in 43 registers in India and estimated 1.56 million new cases of cancer in 2024.
According to data from the ICMR-National Cancer program, it is in 2023 of approximately 1.49 million in 2023.
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In addition to the number of headings, finding out the deeper challenge: India is a complete scale and diversity mean approach to cancer care “universal”.
The data shows a wide difference in the prevalence of different types of cancer across regions and sexes, emphasizing the need for targeted prevention, screening and therapeutic strategies. Without this, there is a risk that the increasing occurrence will amaze the already outstretched health care system.
Mapping the Indian Cancer Crisis
The study, which was published in Jama Network Open, provides one of the most detailed maps of the Indian cancer landscape.
He found that sharp regional variations: esophageal and stomach cancer are more common in the northeast of the country, while urban centers see higher cases of breast and oral cancer.
In women, breast cancer is the most common, with a rate of 54 per 100,000 in Hyderabad and 48.7 per 100,000 in Bengalur. Cervical cancer remains widespread in many regions, especially in rural areas.
For men, the picture moves according to geography. In Srinagar, lung cancer dominates 39.5 per 100,000, while the oral cancer is in Ahmedabad alarming high in Ahmedabad (33.6 per 100,000) and Bhopal (30.4 per 100,000).
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The silent crisis of mortality
The study also monitored the ratio of mortality to the incidence, a key measure of how effective treatment and timely detection are. In several regions, the conditions were disturbingly high and directed towards late diagnoses and poor access to care.
For example, in Sangruur, Punjab, oral cancer mortality, one for one for a single diagnosed person was also lost to the disease. Varanasi showed a similarly high mortality rate. The degree of mortality of lung cancer was particularly serious in Chandigarh.
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Dr. Dinesh Singh, director of radiation oncology in Action Cancer Hospital in Delhi, said that the ICMR – NCDIR study emphasizes regional differences that must lead policy.
With a lifelong risk of India to develop cancer at 11% – and states such as Mizoram, which shows twice the risk – the report allows creators of the creators of politics and public health authorities to perform targeted interventions, he said.
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Noted that the most common cancer – oral, lungs and prostate in men; Breasts, cervix and ovaries in women – they should manage the allocation of resources for prevention, awareness and detection programs. Since cancer cases have probably exceeded 1.5 million by 2024, this evidence focused on registration is decisive for strengthening cancer control strategies in India, Singh added.
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