Breast, cervical cancers top cancer cases in Indian women: ICMR Report

New -delhi: A new study of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Tata Memorial Center revealed that breast and cervical cancers are the most common species among Indian women, while oral and lung cancer dominates men. 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 cancer cases in 2024. In addition to the numbers, the findings emphasize a deeper challenge: India’s scale and diversity means a ‘one-part-fit-all approach to cancer care cannot work. The data show wide differences in the appearance of different cancers of regions and genders, which underline the need for targeted prevention, screening and treatment strategies. Without it, the rising appearance threatens to overwhelm an already protracted healthcare system. The study of India’s cancer crisis published in Jama Network Open offers one of the most detailed maps still from India’s cancer landscape. It has been found that there are clear regional variations: esophagus and stomach cancer occurs more frequently in the northeast of the country, while urban centers see higher cases of breast and oral cancers. For women, breast cancer is the most common, with the occurrence rate of 54 per 100,000 in Hyderabad and 48.7 per 100,000 in Bengaluru. Cervical cancer remains widespread in many regions, especially in rural areas. For men, the picture shifts through geography. Lung cancer dominates in Srinagar, with a rate of 39.5 per 100,000, while oral cancer is disturbingly high in Ahmedabad (33.6 per 100,000) and Bhopal (30.4 per 100,000). The silent death crisis The study also detected the relationships between deaths and appearance, an important measure of how effective treatments and early detection are. In different regions, the relationships were alarmingly high, suggesting that there is late diagnoses and poor access to care. In Sangrur, for example, Punjab, for example, did oral cancer deaths corresponding to the appearance one-by-one-diagnosed person also lost to the disease. Varanasi showed similar high deaths. The death rates of lung cancer were especially serious in Chandigarh. Expert View Dr Dinesh Singh, director of radiation oncology at Action Cancer Hospital, Delhi, said the ICMR – NCDIR study highlights regional differences that should lead the policy. With the lives of India to develop cancer at 11% – and states like Mizoram that reports double the risk – enables the report policy makers and public health authorities to make targeted interventions, he said. He noted that the most common cancers – everywhere, lung and prostate in men; Breast, cervix and ovary in women – must drive the granting of resources for prevention, awareness and tracking programs. With cancer cases probably crossed 1.5 million by 2024, this register -driven evidence is critical to strengthening India’s cancer management strategies, Singh added.