Steps to Address Cancer, Particularly in Punjab

July 24, 2018

New Delhi, July 24, 2018 : As informed by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR),  according to the Cancer Registry of Punjab, which was started by Tata Memorial Centre in collaboration with PGIMER, Chandigarh, the incidence of cancer cases was 100-110 for every 100, 000 individuals which is almost equal to the national average.However, the numbers of cancer cases are increasing steadily in all parts of the country every year as per the National Cancer Registry data of ICMR. The estimated number of incidence of cancer cases in Punjab during 2014, 2015 and 2016 are 30002, 31214 and 32474 respectively.

Central Government supplements the efforts of the State Governments for improving healthcare including prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Cancer. The objectives of National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) being implemented under National Health Mission (NHM) for interventions upto district level, include awareness generation for Cancer prevention, screening, early detection and referral to an appropriate level institution for treatment. The focus is on three types of cancer namely breast, cervical and oral cancer.

A population level initiative for prevention, control and screening for common Non-Communicable Diseases (diabetes, hypertension and cancer viz. oral, breast and cervical cancer) has been rolled out in over 150 districts of the country in 2017-18 under NHM, as a part of comprehensive primary healthcare.

The Government of India is implementing Strengthening of Tertiary Cancer Care facility scheme under NPCDCS under which support is provided for setting up of State Cancer Institutes (SCIs) and Tertiary Cancer Care Centres (TCCCs) in the country. The details of SCIs and TCCCs approved and first installment of Government of India share released so far, is given below:

Funds released for State Cancer Institutes (SCI) & Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCCs) under Strengthening of Tertiary Care Cancer facilities under National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS)- (as on 31.03.2018).

S No. State State Cancer Institute Tertiary Care Cancer Centre Amount Released (Rs. in Crore)  Total
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
1

 

Karnataka Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (RCC), Bangaluru 67.50

 

67.50
Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences 17.257

 

17.257
2 Kerala Government Medical College, Kozhikode 25.03 25.03
Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram 46.957

 

46.957
3 Tripura Cancer Hospital (RCC), Agartala 55.00

 

55.00

 

4 Gujarat Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad 67.50

 

67.50

 

5 West Bengal Government Medical College, Burdwan 22.24

 

22.24

 

Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital, Berhampore, Murshidabad 10.9793 0.005 10.9843
Sagore Dutta Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata 20.25 20.25
6 Jammu & Kashmir Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar 47.25

 

47.25

 

7 Tamil Nadu Cancer Institute (RCC), Adyar, Chennai 67.38

 

67.38

 

8 Himachal Pradesh Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla 14.87

 

14.87

 

Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Medical College, Mandi 12.1932 12.1932
9 Bihar Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna 33.06 33.06
10 Mizoram Mizoram State Cancer Institute, Aizawl 14.64

 

14.64

 

11 Uttar Pradesh Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 11.43

 

11.43

 

12 Rajasthan S P Medical College, Bikaner 17.123

 

17.123

 

SMS Medical College, Jaipur 40.6683

 

4.1394 44.8077

 

Jhalawar Medical College & Hospital, Jhalawar 19.755

 

19.755

 

13 Telangana MNJ Institute of Oncology & RCC, Hyderabad 18.12

 

18.12

 

14 Punjab Government Medical College, Amritsar 51.58 51.58
Civil Hospital, Fazilka 20.119

 

20.119

 

15 Delhi Lok Nayak Hospital 25.40

 

4.47 29.87

 

16 Odisha Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre, Cuttack 35.829 35.829
17 Nagaland District Hospital, Kohima

 

 

 

13.23

 

 

13.23
18 Haryana Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantt 9.2253

 

2.925 12.1503
19 Maharashtra Rashtrasant Tukdoji Regional Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Nagpur 15.3196 4.8564 20.176
Government Medical College, Aurangabad 43.515

 

43.515

 

Vivekanand Foundation & Research Centre, Latur 20.25 20.25
20 Assam Gauhati Medical College & Hospital, Guwahati 08.43 30.00 38.43
21 Madhya Pradesh G.R. Medical College, Gwalior 18.90 18.90
22 Jharkhand Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi 22.95 22.95
23 Andhra Pradesh Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool 54.00 54.00
24 Goa Goa Medical College, Panaji 8.3519 8.3519
25 Sikkim Multispecialty Hospital at Sochygang (Sichey), near Gangtok, Sikkim 23.01 23.01
Total 15 20 351.90 126.50 277.7375 289.5709 1045.7082

 

The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Smt Anupriya Patel stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.

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