New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Cases of oral cancer recorded the sharpest year-on-year rise in Delhi in 2025, increasing by 5.1%, while reported instances of lung cancer rose by 4.9%, according to data for the period between 2023 and 2025 shared by the Union health ministry in a written reply to Parliament on Tuesday. The data shows that among women, lung cancer saw the highest year-on-year increase, rising 6.5% to 686 cases in 2025, up from 644 in 2024 and 604 in 2023. Among men, oral cancer recorded the steepest growth, with cases increasing 5.8% to 2,717 in 2025, compared to 2,569 in 2024 and 2,429 in 2023. In absolute terms, breast cancer remained the most prevalent cancer in the national capital. Estimates from the National Cancer Registry Prog...