Categories: Awareness

About 22.5 lakh cancer cases recorded every year

Mumbai, March 28, 2019: As per research done by NICPR the estimated number of people living with the disease is around 22.5 lakh with new cancer patients registered every year over 11,57,294. In 2018, 7,84,821 died of reasons relating to Cancer. The five most frequent cancers (ranking defined by the total number of cases) in India between men and women are breast, cervical, oral cavity, lung, and colorectal. These top five account for 47.2 per cent of all cancers.

As per research conducted by NICPR, different areas in India have specific reasons for the increasing cases of Cancer.   

AreaLeading CancerRisk Factors
North EastOral and Stomach cancerTobacco, household burning of wood
West BengalLung, Urinary Bladder cancerAir and Water pollution
South and Coastal IndiaStomach cancerDiet rich in spices salt
GoaColon CancerRed meat, alcohol and tobacco
Gujarat and RajasthanHead and neck cancerTobacco and paan masala
Punjab, Malwa BeltKidney, Urinary bladder, breast cancerPollution, pesticides, toxin in food
Gangetic Plain (UP, Bihar and West Bengal)Gall bladder, head and neck cancerPolluted water, sediments in the water, diet rich in animal protein or fish
Madhya PradeshOral CancerTobacco and paan masala

However, fortunately, new treatments for cancer are also on the horizon and may help save patients. One such strategy is personalized medicine.

Speaking about the India cancer findings, Cancer research expert Roy de Souza said, “When a member of my family was diagnosed with cancer it was a surprise and deeply worrying situation. It also caused me to take up the mission and spend my time and effort to help find better treatments for cancer. I became determined to find a personalized medicine solution for many patients and maybe even a cure for this disease for some. I now see that we can get there soon.”

“Roy has used his experience in cloud-based worldwide scalable technology in the new field of personalized medicine which requires software to design a different treatment for each person. The treatment he believes in could cure colon cancer is called a Personalized Neoantigen Vaccine.”

Corporate Comm India(CCI Newswire)

The Pharma Times News Bureau

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