Lok Sabha Question No. 3880 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-11
Subject: Cases of Cancer Patients
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3880 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th AUGUST, 2023

## CASES OF CANCER PATIENTS

## 3880. SHRI RAJENDRAAGRAWAL:

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

- (a) the details of the increase in the number of cases of Cancer patients during the last three years, year -wise;
- (b) whether there is an increase in the number of overseas treatment of cancer patients over the last three years and if so, the details thereof, year-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government is planning to expand the oncology treatment in AIIMS under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (PROF. SATYA PAL SINGH BAGHEL)

- (a): As per the Indian Council of Medical Research ' s National Cancer Registry Programme (ICMRNCRP), the estimated number of incidences of cancer cases in India during 2020 to 2022 are provided below:
- (b): The data of overseas treatment of cancer patients is available with the respective overseas hospitals. It is not maintained centrally.
- (c): The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) aims at availability of affordable tertiary healthcare services and augment facilities for quality medical education in the country. The Scheme has two components, namely, (i) Setting up of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS); and (ii) Upgradation of existing Government Medical Colleges/Institutions.

| Estimated incidence of cancer cases in India - All sites - both sexes   | Estimated incidence of cancer cases in India - All sites - both sexes   | Estimated incidence of cancer cases in India - All sites - both sexes   | Estimated incidence of cancer cases in India - All sites - both sexes   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                    | 2020                                                                    | 2021                                                                    | 2022                                                                    |
| No. of cancer cases                                                     | 13,92,179                                                               | 14,26,447                                                               | 14,61,427                                                               |

All new AIIMS and 13 upgraded existing Government Medical Colleges/Institutions under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY) also focus on treatment of cancer. The details are attached at Annexure 1.

Table 1: Cancer Treatment Facility is approved in all New AIIMS

|   Sl. | AIIMS       |   Sl. | AIIMS     |
|-------|-------------|-------|-----------|
|     1 | Bhopal      |    12 | Bathinda  |
|     2 | Bhubaneswar |    13 | Guwahati  |
|     3 | Jodhpur     |    14 | Bilaspur  |
|     4 | Patna       |    15 | Deoghar   |
|     5 | Raipur      |    16 | Jammu     |
|     6 | Rishikesh   |    17 | Kashmir   |
|     7 | Raebareli   |    18 | Madurai   |
|     8 | Mangalagiri |    19 | Rajkot    |
|     9 | Nagpur      |    20 | Bibinagar |
|    10 | Kalyani     |    21 | Manethi   |
|    11 | Gorakhpur   |    22 | Darbhanga |

Table 2: List of Govt. Medical Colleges/Institutions taken up for upgradation for cancer treatment

|   Sl. | State            | Name of Govt Medical College                                                      | Facility                                         |
|-------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | Jharkhand        | RIMS Ranchi                                                                       | 68 bedded Oncology Block                         |
|     2 | Punjab           | Govt Medical College Amritsar                                                     | Oncology                                         |
|     3 | Himachal Pradesh | Rajendra Prasad Govt. Medical College, Tanda                                      | Oncology                                         |
|     4 | Karnataka        | Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli                                    | Medical Oncology                                 |
|     5 | Rajasthan        | SP Medical College, Bikaner                                                       | Surgical Oncology                                |
|     6 | Rajasthan        | RNT Medical College, Udaipur                                                      | Radiotherapy/Oncology                            |
|     7 | Telangana        | Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal                                                | Medical Oncology                                 |
|     8 | Uttar Pradesh    | Govt Medical College, Gorakhpur                                                   | Surgical Oncology                                |
|     9 | Uttar Pradesh    | M.L.N Government Medical College, Allahabad                                       | Surgical Oncology                                |
|    10 | Uttar Pradesh    | LLRM Medical College, Meerut.                                                     | Radiotherapy                                     |
|    11 | Uttar Pradesh    | Govt Medical College, Agra                                                        | Radiation /Medical Oncology                      |
|    12 | Bihar            | Patna                                                                             | Radiotherapy (equipment)                         |
|    13 | Kerala           | Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences &Technology, Thiruvananthapuram | Imaging Services and Interventional Radiotherapy |