Cancer has become a leading cause of death in India, with over 2.5 million new cases and nearly 1 million deaths occurring annually. Data from the National Cancer Registry Programme indicates that the most common cancer sites among men are oral cavity, lungs, esophagus, and stomach, while among women they are cervix, breast, and oral cavity. Tobacco use is responsible for 40-50% of cancers in men and 20% in women, and India has high rates of tobacco chewing. Preventing tobacco-related and cervical cancers and increasing early detection efforts, especially in rural areas, could significantly reduce cancer deaths.

1. State of Cancer in India
Delhi d|Bootcamp
~ Sakshi & Piyush

2. Cancer has become one of the ten leading causes of death in India. At present there are 2.5
million cancer cases and nearly 0.8 million new cases occurring every year and 0.4 million
deaths occurring every year.
No of cancer cases reported in india
2011 2012 2013 2014
Total 1028503 1057204 1086783 1117269
No of cancer deaths reported in india
2011 2012 2013 2014
Total 452541 465169 478185 491597

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• Deaths/Cases and no of hospitals/Cases reported
had no relation .i.e. “Merely increasing count of
hospitals won’t help “.Improving the treatment
facilities, creating awareness and starting
preventive programs may !!

4. 200200 144000
Lip,Oral 45.8
Stomach 25.2
Larynx,trachea and lung 22.9
Liver 14
Oesophagus 11.9
Ill-defined digestive 11.9
Lymphoid and haemopoietic 12.4
Eye and brain 11.7
Other† 7
Bone 6.4
Colorectal 6.1
Other digestive organs 4.4
Urinary tract 4
Ill-defined secondary and unspecific sites 16.5
Cervical 25.4
Stomach 21.2
Breast 14
Lip,Oral,mCavity and pharynx 14.6
Ill-defined digestive 12.6
Lymphoid and haemopoietic 9.3
Other¶ 7.8
Liver 8.6
Eye and brain 5.7
Larynx,trachea and lung 5.5
Oesophagus 4.4
Colorectal 4.1
Other digestive organs 2.4
Ill-defined secondary and unspecific sites 8.4
Data from National Cancer Registry Programme indicate that the leading sites of cancer are
oral cavity, lungs, oesophagus and stomach amongst men and cervix, breast and oral cavity
amongst women. Tobacco is the most important identified cause of cancer and is responsible
for about 40 to 50% of cancers in men and about 20% of cancers in women. India has the
added burden of tobacco chewing which is more prevalent than smoking in many areas.

5. Male
Tobacco
Diet
Obesity and Physical Activity
Exposure to Sun
Radiation
Environmental agents and
occupational factors
Reproductive factors
Infectious agents
Genetic factors
Others
Oral Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Lung Cancer

6. Female
Tobacco
Diet
Obesity and Physical Activity
Exposure to Sun
Radiation
Environmental agents and
occupational factors
Reproductive factors
Infectious agents
Genetic factors
Others(Lifestyle,Alcohol)
Cervical Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Breast Cancer
Lung Cancer

7. “Prevention of tobacco-related and cervical cancers and earlier detection of treatable
cancers would reduce cancer deaths in India, particularly in the rural areas that are
underserved by cancer services. The substantial variation in cancer rates in India
suggests other risk factors or causative agents that remain to be discovered.”
(Lancet. 2012 May 12;379(9828):1807-16. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60358-4. Epub 2012 Mar 28.)
References
1)http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=106424
2)http://www.mohfw.nic.in/
3)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22460346