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Cancer care facilities in India
Why is it in the news ?
- As per the report by a Parliamentary Standing Committee, India’s cancer care infrastructure is “highly inadequate” and forces a majority of patients to travel “thousands of kilometres” for treatment.
More in the news
- The “systematic failure” to address the needs of patients contributes to a higher mortality among Indian cancer patients.
- There is 20% higher mortality in India than in countries with a “high” Human Development Index.
- Rising cancer burden:
(1) The number of newly diagnosed cases of cancer annually, is about 16 lakh.
(2) The disease kills 8 lakh people annually.
(3) Among these, breast cancer, cervical cancer and oral cancer constitutes the most cancer cases among women
(4) .Among men, the top three cancers with the highest incidence are- oral cavity, cancer of the pharynx and gastrointestinal tract.
- Mortality:
(1) Mortality to incidence ratio of 0.68 in India is higher than that in the very high human development index (HDI) countries (0.38) and the high HDI countries (0.57).
(2) India’s cancer burden is expected to increase from an estimated 13 lakh cases in 2018 to about 17 lakh in 2035.
(3) Cancer deaths are expected to rise from 8.8 lakh in 2018 to 13 lakh in 2035.
Source
The Hindu.