Bihar reported 109274, 112180 and 115123 cancer cases in 2022, 2023 and 2024 respectively. Out of estimated 15.33 lakh cancer cases across the country in 2024, up from 14.61 lakh cases in 2022. Maximum cases have been reported from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Bihar. The information was revealed in the Rajya Sabha by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on April 1, 2025 in reply to a question by Rajani Ashokrao Patil. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) -National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) had estimated the number of incidence of all types of cancer cases in the country for the last three years 2022-2024 in the States and Union Territories.
The Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, provides technical and financial support to the States and Union Territories under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD) as part of National Health Mission (NHM). Under NP-NCD, NCD Clinics have been set up at 770 District hospitals and 6410 Community Health Centers. Besides this 372 District Day Care Centres for Chemotherapy have been set up in district hospitals. Preventive aspect of Non-Communicable Diseases is strengthened under Comprehensive Primary Health Care through Ayushman Aarogya Mandir Scheme by promotion of wellness activities and targeted communication at the community level. Other initiatives for increasing public awareness and promotion of healthy lifestyle includes observation of National and International Days and use of print, electronic and social media for continued community awareness. Furthermore, healthy eating is also promoted through Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
The treatment in Government Hospitals is either free or highly subsidized for the poor and needy.
Government of India facilitates accessible and affordable healthcare and treatment through 19 State Cancer Institutes (SCIs) and 20 Tertiary Cancer Care Centres (TCCCs) have been set up in different parts of the country to provide advanced cancer care. The cancer treatment facilities have been approved in all 22 new AIIMS with diagnostic, medical and surgical facilities.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) at Jhajjar, with 1,460 patient care beds and advanced diagnostic and treatment facilities and the second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute in Kolkata, with 460 beds have been set up by the Government to provide super-specialty care.
Russia recently announced trials of mRNA vaccine are underway and the vaccine is yet to be launched.
ICMR conducts research on cancer through its institutes, various projects and cancer consortium. ICMR is funding research for various cancers. The present thrust largely is on cancer diagnostics, cancer therapeutics and cancer biology. The program promotes the development of novel, affordable and accessible therapies.
But government is yet to provide information about cancer cases due to primary, secondary environmental and occupational exposures? India's scientific stature stands belittled because of banning mining of all kinds of asbestos mineral fibers but continuing import and consumption of Russian asbestos. Asbestos is banned in some 70 countries.
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