With the number of new cases of cancer doubling between 1990 and 2013, cancer has witnessed a 5 per cent increase in its rate between 2012 and 2014. Cancer is world-wide the second-leading cause of deaths after cardiovascular diseases.
In 2013, death proportion due to cancer increased by 15 per cent which was earlier 12 per cent in 1990 around the globe. In last two decades, Indian government says that deaths due to cancer have increased by 60 per cent in India.
Health Minister JP Nadda reported in Lok Sabha that there can be several factors behind such death rise which are ageing population, unhealthy lifestyles, tobacco consumption, unhealthy diet etc.
Nadda said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is implementing a National Cancer Registry Programme based on 29 population-based and 29 hospital-based registries.
Source: Nagaland Post
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