Lok Sabha Question No. 1590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-04
Subject: Cancer Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SUDHEER GUPTA, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1590 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH MARCH, 2016

## CANCER DISEASES

## 1590. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

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

- (a) the details of the new studies/ fin ngs in regard to cancer diseases in the country;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to collaborate with UK to conduct 'Add - Aspirin' global drug clinical trials to investigate the use of aspirin to prevent recurrence of the most common cancers;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  Tata  Memorial  Hospital have  submitted  the  research  application  to the  ethics committee for conducting trial;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the status of the said application; and
- (f)  the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by the  Government  to  str engthen  the  research work  of cancer disease?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a): The details of the new studies/findings in regard to cancer diseases in the countr National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research - National Cancer Registry Programme is as follows:
- I. Three - year  Report  of  Population Based Cancer Registries: (2009 - 2011)  NCDIR - NCRP (ICMR), (2013) : -

Among  males,  cancers  of  lung,  mouth,  oesophagus and  stomach  are  the  leading  sites across all the registries. Lung cancer is the leading site in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi Tripura, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram. All the PBCRs in Gujarat and Maharashtra states a Bhopal PBCR have mouth cancer a s the leading site of cancer. Cancer of the oesophagus is t leading site in the registries in the states of Assam and Meghalaya. Stomach cancer is th site in Sikkim and Mizoram while cancer of the nasopharynx is the leading site in Naga Amo ng  females,  cancer  of  the  breast  and  cervix  are  the  leading  sites  of  cancer  in  1 PBCRs. Lung was the leading site in Manipur and Mizoram.

## II. Time Trends in cancer Incidence Rate:1982 - 2010, NCDIR- NCRP (ICMR),  (2013) : -

In males, cancer of the tongue, mouth, colon, rectum, liver, lung, prostate, bra Hodgkins  Lymphoma  (NHL),  Leukemias,  gallbladder,  pancreas,  kidney  and  urinary  bladder have shown a statistically significant increase in Age adjusted Incidence rates (A ARs).

In females, cancers of the gallbladder, lung, breast, corpus uteri, ovary, thyroi Non  Hodgkins  Lymphoma  and  Myeloid  Leukemias  have  shown  a  statistically  significant increase in AARs.

(b) to (e): While Tata Memorial Hospital , Mumbai has informed that they have plans for participation  in  Add  Aspirin  for  certain  types  of  cancer,  Central  Drugs  Standard  C Organization (CDSCO), has reported that they have not received any proposal or applicatio conduct  of  clinical  trial.  Tata  Memori al  Hospital  has  reported  that  they  have  not  submitted application to ethics committee.

(f): In the Government sector, Research activities for detection and treatment of canc mostly carried out by Institutions/Departments such as the Indian Council o f Medical Research, Department of Science and Technology and Department of Atomic Energy. The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre has developed Bhabhatron and the Society for Applied Microwave Electroni Engineering and Research (SAMEER) has developed Linear Ac celerator (LINAC).

The  Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  is  promoting  cancer  research  includin epidemiological,  clinical,  basic  and  translational  research. The  ICMR  has  also  developed protocols  for  the  management  (including  treatment)  of  Buccal  Mucosa Cancer,  Gall  Bladder Cancer,  Stomach  Cancer,  Colorectal  Cancer,  and  Tongue  Cancer. Institute  of  Cytology  and Preventive Oncology under the Indian Council of Medical Research has developed a hand he device called Magnivisualizer with inbuilt source of l ight that can be used in field conditions for early detection of cervical cancer and oral cancer lesions.