02/09/2025
It's shocking to learn that 11% of the nation's population will eventually develop cancer. Why?
India is the country with the second-highest number of cancer cases globally. China is at the top. Cancer cases are rising in this nation as a result of its enormous population. India reported 1.4 million cancer cases in 2022, according to data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (GloboCan). Recently, a study was undertaken that produced startling data about the rising number of cancer cases. On August 20, Java Network released a report. In India, cancer is thought to affect one in ten people. This indicates that 11% of people have this potentially fatal illness. The National Cancer Registry Programme Investigator Group has carried out this study. While 9 lakh people died of cancer.
Over seven lakh cancer cases were analysed in this study. Two lakh of these cases ended in death. Given these numbers, cancer has evolved into a significant challenge rather than only a problem.
Which states are impacted? Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, has the highest cancer incidence. In this case, 256 men out of every lakh have received a cancer diagnosis. However, 217 women out of every lakh have received a cancer diagnosis.
Six districts in North-East India have recorded the highest number of cancer cases. In addition, Kerala and the Kashmir Valley have the highest incidence of cancer. Out of one lakh women in Hyderabad, there are 154 female cancer sufferers. Breast cancer and oral cancer have the highest cases.
In the country's northeast, two forms of cancer are more prevalent. The first is cancer of the food pipe, or esophageal cancer. Cancer of the stomach comes in second. Oral and breast cancer cases are more prevalent in large cities. In the village, cervical cancer is on the rise.
The situation in Delhi is concerning.
Pollution, shifting dietary and lifestyle patterns, and a lack of screening are all contributing factors to the rise in cancer diagnoses in the nation's capital, Delhi. Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, or blood cancer, is becoming more common in Delhi's young population.
Three thousand new cases
Approximately 3,000 new cases of blood cancer have been reported in Delhi in the past 12 months. The frequency of instances among individuals between the ages of 30 and 40 has alarmingly increased. Cancer now affects young people as well as the old. Pollution is also contributing to an increase in lung cancer.
The ageing population, pollution, dietary and lifestyle choices, and population growth have all contributed to an increase in the incidence of cancer. Lack of prompt diagnosis and treatment has led to an increase in this occurrence. Approximately 11% of the population is predicted to be at risk for cancer at some point in their lives. You can reduce this risk by making improvements to your lifestyle, diagnosis and treatment, surroundings, and diet.