Archive · 28 May 2025
NAMS Report Highlights Gaps in India's Cancer Care
India faces challenges in cancer care, with a key problem being the lack of good diagnostic services.
Many people get cancer each year.
In India, people are often diagnosed later, leading to poorer outcomes.
Many patients wait a long time before getting treatment.
Breast cancer is very common among women in India.
The government is trying to help, but the number of cancer cases is expected to keep rising.
Early detection is important for treating cancer.
Lack of diagnostic services is a major gap in cancer care.
India records almost 200,000 new cancer cases each year.
Patients in India are diagnosed at a younger age and present at later stages compared to Western countries.
Over 50% of patients in India delay seeking medical care for more than three months.
The projected cancer burden in India is estimated to reach 2.08 million by 2040, a 57.5% increase from 2020.
- Who
- The National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), patients in India
- What
- Inadequate diagnostic services are a critical gap in cancer care in India.
- When
- Report published recently, May 28, 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- To understand and address shortcomings in cancer care, particularly for breast cancer.
- New cancer cases annually
- Almost 200,000
- Patients delayed care by >3 months
- Over 50%
- Majority of patients diagnosed at
- Stage 3 or 4
- Projected cancer cases in India by 2040
- 2.08 million
- Projected increase in cancer burden by 2040 from 2020
- 57.5%
- Operational Ayushman Arogya Mandir centers (end of 2023)
- 1,63,402
