Three of every five people in India bends in front of cancer after diagnosis with women with “inconsistent burden” compared to men, analysis of global cancer data.
The occurrence of mortality ratio in the US was found to be one in four, while in China it was one in two, according to the results published in the Journal ‘Lancet Regional Health Southst Asia’.
A study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) found that India finished third in cancer incidents after China and the US, and second after China, more than 10 percent of the world cancer -related deaths, in second place after China. Recourse
Researchers also estimated that in the coming two decades, India would face a malignant challenge in managing deaths related to cancer incidence, with a two -percent annual increase in population age cases.
The team checked the Global Cancer Observatory (Globocaine) 2022 and the Global Health Observatory (GHO) database and examined 36 types of cancer trends in age groups and sexes in India in the last 20 years.
The authors wrote, “About three out of five persons will be expected to be victims of mortality for diagnosing cancer in India.”
The findings also showed that the five most common cancer affecting both sexes is 44 percent of the cancer burden in India.
However, women in India were found to bear the “inconsistent burden”, as breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer, 13.8 percent of new cases from both sexes contribute to new cases, and cervical cancer third (9.2 percent).
In women, breast cancer is about 30 percent of new cases and more than 24 percent of related deaths, followed by cervical cancer, more than 19 percent of new cases and about 20 percent of deaths.
Among men, oral cancer was the most diagnosed cancer, which contributed 16 percent to new cases, followed by respiratory (8.6 percent) and esophagus (6.7 percent) cancer.
The team also detected a change in the prevalence of cancer in age groups, with a slight healing age group (70 years and older), showcasing the highest cancer burden.
In the reproductive age group (15–49 years), they showed the second biggest event and belonged to the fifth of cancer-related deaths.
In addition, middle and old-aged individuals have 8–10 percent more likely to develop cancer with 5.5–7.7 percent, which is likely to commit suicide for it, the authors said.
Conclusions highlighted the urgency of interventions and strategies targeted to deal with the increasing cancer burden in India, with about 70 percent of cases and deaths in middle and old age groups, the authors said.
The study is “the first comprehensive evaluation of the current and future scenario of cancer in India, which focuses on various age groups and gender inequalities.”
The Globocaine database provides estimates of cases, deaths, and prevalence for 36 cancer types, including non-melonoma skin cancer for 185 countries and regions worldwide.
