Lok Sabha Question No. 1493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-04
Subject: Cases of Cancer
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS, MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN, ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE, SRIRAM MALYADRI, MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI, PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL, VISHNU DAYAL RAM, GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN, ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE, A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1493 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH MARCH, 2016

## CASES OF CANCER

## 1493. PROF. K.V. THOMAS:

SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN:

SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN:

DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE:

SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that there is a significant rise in the cases of cancer, if so, the details thereof along with different types of cancer cases along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (b)whether the Government has proposed to set up cancer institutes in different States and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes to  bring  a  special  scheme  for  free  treatment of  cancer patients and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d ) whether the Government has plans to encourage doctors/scientists/ pharmaceutical companies in the field of medicine to eliminate cancer related cases and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NA DDA)

(a)to (d): As per data provided by National Cancer Registry Programme of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the estimated incidence due to Cancer in the country for th five years is as under:

|           |    2011 |    2012 |    2013 |    2014 |    2015 |
|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| Incidence | 1028503 | 1057204 | 1086783 | 1117269 | 1148692 |

The  five  leading  sites  of  cancer  (both  sexes)  are  Breast,  Cervix,  Lung,  Mouth Tongue.

Health is a State subject.  However, Central Government supplements the efforts o State Governments for improving healthcare including for prevention, diagnosis and treatm Cancer.  At present, the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular  Diseases  and  Stroke  (NPCDCS)  being  implemented  under  National  Health Mission  (NHM)  for  interventions  upto  the  district  level,  includes  awareness  generati Cancer prevention, screening, early detection and referral to an appropriate level institution for treatment.

NCD clinics, being established under NPCDCS, are envisaged to carry out screening common Cancer at District Hospitals and Community Health Centres in the districts under Programme.

The Government of India under 'Strengthening of Tertiary Care of Cancer Scheme' is assisting the setting up/establishment of State Cancer Institutes (SCI) and Tertiary Car Centres (TCCC) in different parts of the country.

The  treatment  of  Cancer  patients  in  various Government  Hospitals  is  either  free  or subsidized both for the Central and State Government Hospitals. In addition to Cancer dia and treatment by the State Governments Health Institutes, the Central Government Instit such as All India Institut e of Medical   Sciences, Safdurjung Hospital, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital,  PGIMER  Chandigarh,  JIPMER  Puducherry,  Chittaranjan  National  Cancer  Institute Kolkata, etc. provide facilities for diagnosing and treatment of Cancer.

Oncology  in  its  various  aspe cts has focus in case of new AIIMS and many upgraded institutions under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY).  Setting up of Nation Cancer Institute at Jhajjar (Haryana)  and 2 nd campus of Chittranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata has been approved.

The  list  of  medicines  specified  in  the  National  List  of  Essential  Medicines  (N which  are  included  in  the  First  Schedule  of  Drug  Pricing  Control  Order  (DPCO),  2013  a contain drugs used for the treatment of Cancer.  489 NLEM (drug formulati ons) medicines for which ceiling prices have been notified under DPCO, 2013, includes 47 anti - Cancer medicines. No person is authorized to sell any such formulation to any consumer at a price exceedi ceiling price fixed by the National Pharmaceutica l Pricing Authority (NPPA) under Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers.

Presently one Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) outl has been opened at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi with an objective t avai lable  Cancer  and  Cardiovascular  drugs  and  implants  at  reasonable  prices  to  the  pat Approval has also been accorded for opening of such outlets at 6 new AIIMS and major Cen Government Hospitals.  However, M/s HLL Lifecare Ltd, which is a 100% Gove rnment of India owned PSU under this Ministry, has been directed to contact all States which may like t AMRIT outlets in major State Government hospitals/institutions. As per the approval acco for setting up AMRIT, the prices of the products are to be reasonable and significantly lower than the market price.

Financial  assistance  to  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL)  patients  is  available  under Rashtriya  Arogya  Nidhi  (RAN).    Besides  this,  the  Health  Minister's  Cancer  Patient  Fund (HMCPF)  within  the Rashtriya  Arogya  Nidhi  has  been  set  up  in  2009  wherein  27  erstwhile Regional  Cancer  Centres  (RCCs)  are  provided  with  revolving  funds  to  provide  immedia financial assistance upto Rs.2.00 lakh to BPL Cancer patients.