Cancer level increases by 324% in India, some tips to prevent it

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, cancer claimed over 7.8 lakh lives in India in 2018. In the same year, out of 6.5 crore people who visited these clinics for screening, 1.6 lakh were diagnosed with one of these common cancers, compared to 39,635 cases detected in 2017, the latest figures show.

Cases of common cancer, including oral, cervical and breast cancer, diagnosed at state-run NCD clinics increased by nearly 324% between 2017 and 2018, according to National Health Profile, 2019 data.

Gujarat recorded the most number of cases of common cancer in 2018, followed by Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and West Bengal. Most of these states also recorded a significant jump in cases as compared to the previous



year.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) warns that, if current trends continue, the world will see a 60% increase in cancer cases over the next two decades and that the greatest increase in new cases will occur in low- and middle-income countries, where survival rates are currently lowest.

Despite medical technology advancing greatly in the last decade and before it, cancer remains one of the biggest battles for the medical fraternity, alongside HIV. 

Here are a few tips to reduce the risk of being effected by cancer:

1.Say no to tobacco consumption

2.Stick to a healthy diet

3.Maintain a healthy weight and be physically active

4.Get regular medical care