could have more than 53,000 newcancercases by 2025, revealed the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR) estimates, registering an increase by 12.48% within the next three years if massive lifestyle changes are not adopted.
The NCDIR said Telangana reported 47,620 cancer cases in 2020 with breast, lung, head and neck, cervix and stomach cancers emerging as the leading sites of cancer among men and Women.
Other states such as Maharashtra, West Bengal, Karnataka are also likely to experience an increase by 12% in the number of cancer cases, with Madhya Pradesh likely to witness a 17% rise.
As per data, Telangana records 3,800 annual Average cancer cases. By 2025, one in seven women and one in nine men below the age of 74 years are likely to develop cancer, they said.