Lok Sabha Question No. 1810 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: World Cancer Day, 2017
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SUDHEER GUPTA, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1810 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th MARCH, 2017

## WORLD CANCER DAY, 20 17

## 1810. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government observed World Cancer day, 2017 in the country;
- (b)if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken to achieve the aims and objectives of the event;
- (c) the detailed programmes organised by the Government to mark this occasion;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes to  roll  out  a  massive  free  door  to door screening programme for the early detection of Cancer and other life threatening diseases;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be implemented; and
- (f)  the  various  steps  taken/being  taken by  the  Government  to  prevent the  spread of  Cancer disease in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) to (c): World Cancer day is observed on 4 th February every year. Health is a state subject and the activities are carried out by State Governments for awareness of Cancer preventi control. The details of activities carried out by State Governments is not maintained centra Union Governmentalso uses print and other forms of media such as Social Media to spre awareness.
- (d) to (f): Government of India is implementing a comprehensive National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPC DCS). The  objectives  of  NPCDCS,  being  implemented  under  National  Health  Mission  (NHM)  for interventions upto the district level which includes awareness generation for Cancer prevention, screening, early detection and referral to an appropriate level insti tution for treatment.  The focus of the programme is on Breast, Cervical and Oral Cancer.

Operational  guidelines  have  been  released  for  prevention,  control  and  screenin Diabetes,  Hypertension  and  common  Cancer  (Cervix,  Breast  and  Oral)  to  the  States implementation.  The  screening  includes  screening  for  risk  factors  of  these  diseases h screening will also generate awareness on risk factors of these diseases. Suspected cases referred  for  confirmatory  diagnosis  by  various  tests  including  histo - pathological  biopsy. Electronic and Print media is utilized for creating awarenesson cancer.

The  programme  leverages  the  infrastructure  at  grass  root  level  such  as  ASHAs  a ANMs and Nurses. Training of trainers for ASHAs and ANMs has been recently carried out.

The Government of India is also implementing Tertiary Care for Cancer sche me in the country under which State Cancer Institutes (SCI) and Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCC) being set up in different parts of the country. The SCI and TCCC shall mentor all Cancer activities including research, treatment & awareness ge neration inter alia.