Cancer Statistics, 2020: Report from National Cancer Registry Programme, India
India's official cancer count: about 1.39 million new cancers in 2020, led by breast, lung, mouth, cervix and tongue, with most breast, cervical and head and neck cancers found only once locally advanced.
Overview
Analysis of 28 population-based and 58 hospital-based registries of the ICMR National Cancer Registry Programme (667,666 cases, 2012-2016). The projected number of cancer patients in India for 2020 was 1,392,179. The five leading sites were breast, lung, mouth, cervix uteri and tongue. Most patients presented at a locally advanced stage (breast 57.0%, cervix 60.0%, head and neck 66.6%, stomach 50.8%), while lung cancer presented mainly with distant metastasis (44.0% of men, 47.6% of women). Incidence rose over time at all registries, fastest in Kamrup urban (3.8% annual change); the highest age-adjusted rates were in Aizawl (men, 269.4 per 100,000) and Papumpare (women, 219.8). A 2022 update estimated 1,461,427 cases and a 12.8% rise by 2025.
- 1,392,179 projected new cancers in India in 2020 (1,461,427 estimated for 2022; +12.8% by 2025).
- Leading sites: breast, lung, mouth, cervix uteri, tongue; tobacco-related cancers dominate in men.
- Locally advanced at diagnosis: breast 57.0%, cervix 60.0%, head and neck 66.6%, stomach 50.8%.
- Highest incidence in the north-east (Aizawl and Papumpare districts).
India's cancer problem is a late-diagnosis problem as much as a treatment problem: the same cancers that dominate (oral, cervical, breast) are the ones screening and vaccination can prevent or catch early. The numbers set the priorities of the National Cancer Grid, PM-JAY oncology packages and the national screening programme.
- Registries cover about a tenth of the population and are urban-weighted; national figures are projections.
- GLOBOCAN 2022 estimates for India (1,413,316 cases) use different methods and are not identical.
- Stage data come from hospital registries and may not represent patients never reaching hospital.
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