Srinagar, April 2 -- Responding to questions raised about the growing number of cancer cases, Prataprao Jadhav, the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare revealed that the region recorded a total of 67,037 cancer cases from 2018 to 2024. The numbers have steadily risen each year: 12,726 cases in 2020, 13,060 in 2021, 13,395 in 2022, 13,744 in 2023, and 14,112 cases in 2024.

In light of this surge, the government has focused on improving cancer care facilities across the country. As part of efforts to tackle the rising burden of cancer, 19 State Cancer Institutes (SCIs) and 20 Tertiary Cancer Care Centres (TCCCs) have been established nationwide to provide advanced cancer treatment. Additionally, cancer treatment facilities have...