Jammu, April 1 -- The Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir has seen a rise in the incidence of deadly cancer, with over 13000 new cases reported annually.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Pratap Rao Jadhav said that as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP), the estimated number of incidence of all types of cancer cases in Jammu and Kashmir were 14112 in the year 2024.
The Minister further said that in the year 2023, 13724 cancer cases were detected in Jammu and Kashmir. Similarly in the year 2022, these numbers were 13395.
The increase in cancer cases is largely attributed to poor lifestyle habits, tobacco use, and exposure to pollute...