Canfree Life

Today, with more than 10 lac new patients in 2016 alone cancer poses stiffest challenge to the health care system in our country. The national burden of cancer has more than doubled during the past 30 years. More than 70% of cancer present in advanced stage accounting for poor survival and high mortality. Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in India. According to Indian council of Medical Research(ICMR), our country is likely to have 17.3 lac new cases of cancer and over 8.8 lac death due to the disease by 2020. The greatest effect of cancer will fall on economically under privileged. Delay in diagnostics and in initiation of appropriate treatment play a major role in the outcome. If detected early, treatment is effective and cheaper. So we should focus on prevention of preventable cancer and early detection.