Latest World Cancer Day News & Updates

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Member of Parliament Hema Malini met Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta at the Delhi Secretariat on Thursday and discussed various issues related to development. In a message on social media, the Chief Minister’s Office said, “On this occasion, a meaningful discussion took place on various contemporary issues.”The CMO also shared photographs of the meeting.Earlier, on the occasion of World Cancer Day, the Chief Minister joined Union Minister of State for Health and Fa…

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Ayushman Arogya Mandirs is strengthening the fight against cancer in India, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on World Cancer Day on Wednesday.World Cancer Day is observed every year on February 4 to raise awareness about cancer and the advancements in technology to fight it.As per ICMR’s National Cancer Registry estimates, India recorded over 15.3 lakh new cancer cases in 2024 and around 8–8.7 lakh deaths, against a global burden of 20 million new cases and 9.7 mil…

Gandhinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) Over 2.59 lakh outpatient department visits, more than 17,800 surgeries and 50,130 chemotherapy sessions were recorded at the Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute (GCRI) in Ahmedabad during 2025, underscoring the scale of cancer care delivered by the institute over the year.The figures were released ahead of World Cancer Day 2026. Official data shows that 26,810 new cancer patients were registered at GCRI in 2025.Of these, 9,147 patients came from states outside Gujara…

Gandhinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) Gujarat has recorded a major achievement in public healthcare by completing large-scale cancer screening across the state over the past four years, strengthening early detection and access to treatment ahead of World Cancer Day. Health department figures show that more than three crore people above the age of 30 have been screened for oral cancer, while over 1.6 crore women have undergone breast cancer screening and more than 82 lakh women have been screened for cervica…