Lok Sabha Question No. 1009 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Breast and Cervical Cancer
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1009 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND JULY, 2016

## BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER

## 1009. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

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

(a) whether there has been a spurt in the cases of breast and cervical cancer among wome lung cancer among men;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of such cases reported during the last three years, State/UT -wise;

(c) whether the Government has put in place any awareness programmes, treatment plan a preventive healthcare scheme to control the cases of above type of cancers among women men; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE )

(a) & (b): As informed by Indian Council of Medical Research, there has been increase estim ated total incidence of breast cancer and cervical cancer among women and lung can among men.

The estimated incidence of cancer cases for breast and cervical among women and lu cancer among men in India, State/UT wise for the last three years are at Annexure I, II & III.

(c)& (d ): Central  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State  Government  for improving healthcare including prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Cancer. The objecti National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and  Stroke  (NPCDCS)  being  implemented  under  National  Health  Mission  (NHM)  for interventions upto district level include awareness generation for Cancer prevention, sc early de tection and referral to an appropriate level institution for treatment. The focus i types of cancer namely breast, cervical and oral cancer. Operational guidelines for imple population wide screening of common cancer viz. breast, cervical and  oral  cancer  have  been issued to the State Governments. The guidelines include screening for the risk factors o among  common  Non -Communicable  Diseases  (NCDs).  Such  screening  will  also  spread awareness on the risk factors of common NCDs including cancer. Self Breast Examination is also promoted for early detection for breast cancer. Electronic and Print media is uti health awareness for cancer.

The  Government  of  India  is  implementing  'Tertiary  Care  Cancer  Centre'  Scheme  to assist to esta blish/set up State Cancer Institutes (SCI) and Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TC in different parts of the country. Oncology in its various aspects has focus in case of n and  many  upgraded  institutions  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Swasthya  Suraksha  Yojna (PMSSY). Setting  up  of  National  Cancer  Institute  at  Jhajjar  (Haryana)  and  2nd  campus  of  Chitt National Cancer Institute, Kolkata has also been approved. All these will enhance the c for prevention and treatment of cancer in the country.

| Estimated Incidence cancer cases in India by different State / UT - Cervix- (2013-2015)- Females   |   Estimated Incidence cancer cases in India by different State / UT - Cervix- (2013-2015)- Females |   Estimated Incidence cancer cases in India by different State / UT - Cervix- (2013-2015)- Females |   Estimated Incidence cancer cases in India by different State / UT - Cervix- (2013-2015)- Females |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| States                                                                                             |                                                                                               2013 |                                                                                               2014 |                                                                                               2015 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                     |                                                                                                959 |                                                                                                974 |                                                                                                989 |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                   |                                                                                                538 |                                                                                                540 |                                                                                                543 |
| Punjab                                                                                             |                                                                                               2078 |                                                                                               2089 |                                                                                               2099 |
| Chandigarh                                                                                         |                                                                                                 76 |                                                                                                 77 |                                                                                                 78 |
| Uttaranchal                                                                                        |                                                                                                804 |                                                                                                815 |                                                                                                825 |
| Haryana                                                                                            |                                                                                               1911 |                                                                                               1932 |                                                                                               1954 |
| Delhi                                                                                              |                                                                                               1244 |                                                                                               1253 |                                                                                               1262 |
| Rajasthan                                                                                          |                                                                                               5314 |                                                                                               5369 |                                                                                               5424 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                      |                                                                                              15417 |                                                                                              15630 |                                                                                              15843 |
| Bihar                                                                                              |                                                                                               8120 |                                                                                               8261 |                                                                                               8404 |
| Sikkim                                                                                             |                                                                                                 24 |                                                                                                 25 |                                                                                                 27 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                  |                                                                                                 53 |                                                                                                 54 |                                                                                                 55 |
| Nagaland                                                                                           |                                                                                                 73 |                                                                                                 74 |                                                                                                 74 |
| Manipur                                                                                            |                                                                                                 99 |                                                                                                 98 |                                                                                                 97 |
| Mizoram                                                                                            |                                                                                                 43 |                                                                                                 44 |                                                                                                 44 |
| Tripura                                                                                            |                                                                                                148 |                                                                                                154 |                                                                                                160 |
| Meghalaya                                                                                          |                                                                                                117 |                                                                                                119 |                                                                                                122 |
| Assam                                                                                              |                                                                                               1190 |                                                                                               1204 |                                                                                               1218 |
| West Bengal                                                                                        |                                                                                               7150 |                                                                                               7225 |                                                                                               7302 |
| Jharkhand                                                                                          |                                                                                               2612 |                                                                                               2653 |                                                                                               2693 |
| Odisha                                                                                             |                                                                                               3313 |                                                                                               3335 |                                                                                               3357 |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                       |                                                                                               2072 |                                                                                               2105 |                                                                                               2138 |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                     |                                                                                               5678 |                                                                                               5756 |                                                                                               5835 |
| Gujarat                                                                                            |                                                                                               4671 |                                                                                               4728 |                                                                                               4785 |
| Daman &Diu                                                                                         |                                                                                                 16 |                                                                                                 17 |                                                                                                 18 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                                |                                                                                                 26 |                                                                                                 27 |                                                                                                 28 |
| Maharashtra                                                                                        |                                                                                               8598 |                                                                                               8644 |                                                                                               8688 |
| Telangana                                                                                          |                                                                                               2865 |                                                                                               2919 |                                                                                               2977 |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                     |                                                                                               4038 |                                                                                               4116 |                                                                                               4196 |
| Karnataka                                                                                          |                                                                                               4824 |                                                                                               4867 |                                                                                               4909 |
| Goa                                                                                                |                                                                                                114 |                                                                                                114 |                                                                                                115 |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                        |                                                                                                  5 |                                                                                                  5 |                                                                                                  6 |
| Kerala                                                                                             |                                                                                               2817 |                                                                                               2865 |                                                                                               2920 |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                         |                                                                                               5591 |                                                                                               5562 |                                                                                               5533 |
| Pondicherry                                                                                        |                                                                                                105 |                                                                                                108 |                                                                                                111 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                          |                                                                                                 28 |                                                                                                 28 |                                                                                                 28 |
| Total                                                                                              |                                                                                              92731 |                                                                                              93786 |                                                                                              94857 |

## Annexure I

| States                    |   2013 |   2014 |   2015 |
|---------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| Jammu &Kashmir            |    955 |    991 |   1029 |
| Himachal Pradesh          |    535 |    550 |    564 |
| Punjab                    |   2070 |   2125 |   2182 |
| Chandigarh                |     76 |     78 |     81 |
| Uttaranchal               |    801 |    829 |    858 |
| Haryana                   |   1903 |   1966 |   2032 |
| Delhi                     |   1239 |   1275 |   1312 |
| Rajasthan                 |   5293 |   5463 |   5641 |
| Uttar Pradesh             |  15356 |  15903 |  16476 |
| Bihar                     |   8088 |   8406 |   8740 |
| Sikkim                    |     49 |     53 |     58 |
| Arunachal Pradesh         |    109 |    113 |    118 |
| Nagaland                  |    150 |    154 |    158 |
| Manipur                   |    204 |    205 |    207 |
| Mizoram                   |     88 |     91 |     95 |
| Tripura                   |    303 |    321 |    342 |
| Meghalaya                 |    240 |    250 |    260 |
| Assam                     |   2440 |   2518 |   2599 |
| West Bengal               |   7121 |   7351 |   7593 |
| Jharkhand                 |   2602 |   2699 |   2801 |
| Orissa                    |   3299 |   3393 |   3491 |
| Chhattisgarh              |   2064 |   2142 |   2223 |
| Madhya Pradesh            |   5656 |   5857 |   6067 |
| Gujarat                   |   4652 |   4810 |   4976 |
| Daman &Diu                |     16 |     17 |     19 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli       |     26 |     27 |     29 |
| Maharashtra               |   8564 |   8795 |   9035 |
| Telangana                 |   2854 |   2971 |   3096 |
| Andhra Pradesh            |   4022 |   4187 |   4364 |
| Karnataka                 |   4807 |   4952 |   5105 |
| Goa                       |    113 |    116 |    119 |
| Lakshadweep               |      5 |      6 |      6 |
| Kerala                    |   2806 |   2916 |   3037 |
| Tamil Nadu                |   5569 |   5660 |   5754 |
| Pondicherry               |    105 |    110 |    115 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |     28 |     28 |     29 |
| Total                     |  94208 |  97328 | 100611 |

## Annexure II

| States                    |   2013 |   2014 |   2015 |
|---------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| Jammu &Kashmir            |    572 |    593 |    614 |
| Himachal Pradesh          |    289 |    296 |    303 |
| Punjab                    |   1214 |   1240 |   1266 |
| Chandigarh                |     48 |     50 |     51 |
| Uttaranchal               |    438 |    453 |    467 |
| Haryana                   |   1135 |   1166 |   1198 |
| Delhi                     |    743 |    759 |    774 |
| Rajasthan                 |   3010 |   3099 |   3190 |
| Uttar Pradesh             |   8917 |   9215 |   9522 |
| Bihar                     |   4664 |   4840 |   5022 |
| Sikkim                    |     29 |     31 |     33 |
| Arunachal Pradesh         |     61 |     62 |     64 |
| Nagaland                  |     85 |     86 |     88 |
| Manipur                   |    106 |    105 |    104 |
| Mizoram                   |     46 |     46 |     47 |
| Tripura                   |    161 |    167 |    173 |
| Meghalaya                 |    125 |    127 |    129 |
| Assam                     |   1306 |   1318 |   1331 |
| West Bengal               |   3951 |   4062 |   4176 |
| Jharkhand                 |   1447 |   1496 |   1548 |
| Odisha                    |   1774 |   1819 |   1865 |
| Chhattisgarh              |   1098 |   1136 |   1176 |
| Madhya Pradesh            |   3199 |   3302 |   3408 |
| Gujarat                   |   2666 |   2748 |   2832 |
| Daman &Diu                |     16 |     19 |     21 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli       |     17 |     19 |     20 |
| Maharashtra               |   4868 |   4983 |   5100 |
| Telangana                 |   1518 |   1574 |   1633 |
| Andhra Pradesh            |   2123 |   2201 |   2283 |
| Karnataka                 |   2615 |   2688 |   2763 |
| Goa                       |     62 |     63 |     64 |
| Lakshadweep               |      3 |      3 |      3 |
| Kerala                    |   1357 |   1403 |   1454 |
| Tamil Nadu                |   2952 |   2994 |   3037 |
| Pondicherry               |     53 |     55 |     58 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |     17 |     17 |     17 |
| Total                     |  52685 |  54235 |  55834 |

## Annexure III