Without systemic changes the disease could proliferate to epidemic levels over the next decade. With these, the country can become a beacon of low-cost, high-quality care for the Global South.
Cancer affects us all. We all know somebody who has either survived or succumbed to this dreadful disease. It exerts a tremendous physical, emotional and financial strain on individuals, families, communities, health systems, and indeed the nation itself. Lung and breast cancers lead the statistics for male and female patients, respectively. Among children (0-14 years) nationwide, the leading type of cancer is lymphoid leukemia (boys: 29.2% and girls: 24.2%). Estimated at 14.6 lakh in 2022, cancer cases in India have witnessed a significant rise over the past decade, and could proliferate to epidemic levels over the next decade. But we can avert this fate with the following 10-point agenda to strengthen cancer care across India. Read more
Source : The Times of India