Chennai, Feb. 3 -- For the first time in India, IIT-Madras on Monday launched a Cancer Genome Database -- 'Bharat Cancer Genome Atlas' (BCGA) -- to transform cancer research in the country.
Noting that Cancer is one of the most fatal health problems globally, IIT-Madras said a recent Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) report indicated that number of people living with this deadly disease continues to rise.
The National Cancer Registry Program reported that one in nine people in India are likely to develop cancer in their lifetime and 14,61,427 people were currently living with cancer.
There is a 12.8% increase in cancer incidence every year since 2022.
Despite having a high cancer incidence, India has been under-represented in ...