Parliament Question: Status of cervical, breast and ovarian cancer cases in the country

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 461 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3rd FEBRUARY, 2026 STATUS OF CERVICAL, BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER CASES IN THE COUNTRY 461. SHRI R. GIRIRAJAN: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: (a) the details of the number of cervical, breast and ovarian cancer cases reported in thecountry over the last five years, State-wise and year-wise; (b) the details of the number of cancer-related deaths recorded during the same period,State-wise and year-wise; and (c) the effective measures taken by Government for the early detection and treatment ofcancer patients in the country? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV) (a) & (b) As per the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR) – National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP), the estimated number of incidence and the estimated number of mortality of Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer and Ovarian Cancer in the country during (2021-2025), State/UT -wise is at Annexure I & II. (c) The Department of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to States and Union Territories across the country under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD) as part of the National Health Mission (NHM). The programme focuses on strengthening infrastructure, human resource development, screening, early diagnosis, referral, treatment, and health promotion for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) including cancer. Under National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP- NCD), 770 District NCD Clinics, 364 District Day Care Cancer Centres (DCCC), and 6,410NCD clinics at Community Health Centres have been set up. Further 297 District Day Care Cancer Centre (DCCC) have been approved for the financial year 2025-26 to ensure cancer care accessibility at district hospital level. A population-based initiative for the prevention, control and screening of common non- communicable diseases (NCDs), including three common cancers, has been rolled out across the country. Under the initiative, persons over 30 years of age are targeted for their screening for the common NCDs including Cancer. Moreover, 19 State Cancer Institutes (SCIs) and 20 Tertiary Cancer Care Centers (TCCCs) have been set up in different parts of the country to provide advanced cancer care. Also, cancer treatment facilities have been approved in all 22 new AIIMS with diagnostic, medical and surgical facilities.Annexure-I Table 1: Estimated Incidence of cancer cases in India by different State/UT wise (2021-2025) - Breast, Cervix Uteri and Ovary Breast (C50) - Females Cervix Uteri (C53) Ovary (C56) State 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Jammu & Kashmir 908 916 923 930 938 70 71 72 72 73 371 374 377 380 383 Ladakh 18 19 19 19 19 1 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 8 Himachal pradesh 1007 1013 1018 1023 1028 301 303 304 306 307 255 256 257 259 260 Punjab 3297 3319 3342 3365 3388 1279 1288 1296 1305 1314 844 850 856 862 868 Chandigarh 152 154 155 157 159 36 36 36 37 37 36 36 36 37 37 Uttarakhand 1539 1555 1571 1586 1602 460 465 469 474 479 389 393 397 401 405 Haryana 3842 3892 3942 3993 4043 1148 1163 1178 1193 1208 972 984 997 1010 1022 Delhi 3076 3137 3198 3260 3321 793 767 741 716 692 650 643 637 630 623 Rajasthan 13233 13958 14720 15522 15702 3852 3898 3945 3991 4038 3062 3188 3319 3455 3496 Uttar pradesh 37977 40006 42137 44378 44841 11054 11173 11292 11411 11530 8787 9138 9502 9879 9982 Bihar 17427 17694 17962 18229 18496 7773 7892 8012 8131 8250 3605 3660 3716 3771 3826 Sikkim 47 50 54 58 59 23 23 23 24 24 14 15 15 15 15 Arunachal pradesh 40 40 41 41 41 35 35 36 36 36 15 15 15 16 16 Nagaland 108 109 110 112 113 158 160 161 163 164 37 38 38 38 39 Manipur 196 206 217 229 236 102 105 108 111 114 57 58 60 62 64 Mizoram 180 196 212 231 236 134 138 141 144 147 38 39 40 41 42 Tripura 263 286 311 338 343 192 195 198 201 204 93 100 108 116 117 Meghalaya 87 88 89 90 90 87 88 89 90 90 28 28 28 29 29 Assam 4227 4524 4843 5182 5232 1750 1767 1784 1802 1819 1450 1537 1628 1725 1742 West bengal 14123 14200 14277 14354 14431 6300 6334 6368 6403 6437 2922 2937 2953 2969 2985 Jharkhand 5534 5608 5681 5755 5828 2468 2501 2534 2567 2600 1145 1160 1175 1190 1206 Orissa 6676 6720 6765 6810 6855 2978 2998 3018 3038 3057 1381 1390 1399 1409 1418 Chattisgarh 5050 5325 5613 5917 5984 1470 1487 1504 1522 1539 1168 1216 1266 1317 1332 Madhya pradesh 14060 14839 15660 16523 16725 4093 4145 4197 4249 4300 3253 3389 3531 3678 3723 Gujarat 10876 11278 11692 12121 12259 2483 2436 2390 2345 2372 1826 1848 1869 1891 1912 Daman 46 50 54 58 60 11 11 11 11 12 8 8 9 9 9 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 82 89 96 104 109 19 19 20 20 21 14 15 15 16 17 Maharashtra 19712 20349 21005 21681 21843 4848 4752 4658 4566 4600 3473 3500 3526 3553 3579 Telangana 6258 6512 6775 7049 7084 3169 3185 3201 3217 3233 1231 1272 1314 1358 1365 Andhra pradesh 8807 9152 9510 9882 9918 4460 4476 4493 4509 4526 1732 1788 1845 1904 1911 Karnataka 11003 11463 11942 12441 12518 5572 5607 5642 5677 5712 2164 2239 2317 2397 2411 Goa 253 260 268 276 278 58 56 55 53 54 42 43 43 43 43 Lakshadweep 11 11 12 13 13 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 Kerala 12513 13348 14238 15187 15247 1642 1649 1655 1662 1668 1757 1794 1832 1870 1877 Tamil nadu 10297 10453 10610 10770 10933 7902 8021 8142 8264 8389 2322 2401 2483 2567 2606 Puducherry 275 293 311 330 338 139 143 147 150 154 54 57 60 63 65 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 63 66 68 71 71 32 32 32 32 32 12 13 13 14 14 Total 213263 221178 229441 238085 240381 76898 77426 77959 78499 79239 45217 46432 47686 48984 49449Annexure-II Table 2: Estimated Mortality of cancer cases in India by different State/UT wise (2021-2025) - Breast, Cervix Uteri and Ovary Breast (C50) - Females Cervix Uteri (C53) Ovary (C56) State 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Jammu & Kashmir 390 394 397 400 403 38 38 39 39 39 226 228 230 232 234 Ladakh 8 8 8 8 8 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 Himachal pradesh 433 436 438 440 442 163 164 164 165 166 156 156 157 158 159 Punjab 1418 1427 1437 1447 1457 691 696 700 705 710 515 519 522 526 529 Chandigarh 65 66 67 68 68 19 19 19 20 20 22 22 22 23 23 Uttarakhand 662 669 676 682 689 248 251 253 256 259 237 240 242 245 247 Haryana 1652 1674 1695 1717 1738 620 628 636 644 652 593 600 608 616 623 Delhi 1323 1349 1375 1402 1428 428 414 400 387 374 397 392 389 384 380 Rajasthan 5690 6002 6330 6674 6752 2080 2105 2130 2155 2181 1868 1945 2025 2108 2133 Uttar pradesh 16330 17203 18119 19083 19282 5969 6033 6098 6162 6226 5360 5574 5796 6026 6089 Bihar 7494 7608 7724 7838 7953 4197 4262 4326 4391 4455 2199 2233 2267 2300 2334 Sikkim 20 22 23 25 25 12 12 12 13 13 9 9 9 9 9 Arunachal pradesh 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 9 9 9 10 10 Nagaland 46 47 47 48 49 85 86 87 88 89 23 23 23 23 24 Manipur 84 89 93 98 101 55 57 58 60 62 35 35 37 38 39 Mizoram 77 84 91 99 101 72 75 76 78 79 23 24 24 25 26 Tripura 113 123 134 145 147 104 105 107 109 110 57 61 66 71 71 Meghalaya 37 38 38 39 39 47 48 48 49 49 17 17 17 18 18 Assam 1818 1945 2082 2228 2250 945 954 963 973 982 885 938 993 1052 1063 West bengal 6073 6106 6139 6172 6205 3402 3420 3439 3458 3476 1782 1792 1801 1811 1821 Jharkhand 2380 2411 2443 2475 2506 1333 1351 1368 1386 1404 698 708 717 726 736 Orissa 2871 2890 2909 2928 2948 1608 1619 1630 1641 1651 842 848 853 859 865 Chattisgarh 2172 2290 2414 2544 2573 794 803 812 822 831 712 742 772 803 813 Madhya pradesh 6046 6381 6734 7105 7192 2210 2238 2266 2294 2322 1984 2067 2154 2244 2271 Gujarat 4677 4850 5028 5212 5271 1341 1315 1291 1266 1281 1114 1127 1140 1154 1166 Daman 20 22 23 25 26 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 35 38 41 45 47 10 10 11 11 11 9 9 9 10 10 Maharashtra 8476 8750 9032 9323 9392 2618 2566 2515 2466 2484 2119 2135 2151 2167 2183 Telangana 2691 2800 2913 3031 3046 1711 1720 1729 1737 1746 751 776 802 828 833 Andhra pradesh 3787 3935 4089 4249 4265 2408 2417 2426 2435 2444 1057 1091 1125 1161 1166 Karnataka 4731 4929 5135 5350 5383 3009 3028 3047 3066 3084 1320 1366 1413 1462 1471 Goa 109 112 115 119 120 31 30 30 29 29 26 26 26 26 26 Lakshadweep 5 5 5 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 Kerala 5381 5740 6122 6530 6556 887 890 894 897 901 1072 1094 1118 1141 1145 Tamil nadu 4428 4495 4562 4631 4701 4267 4331 4397 4463 4530 1416 1465 1515 1566 1590 Puducherry 118 126 134 142 145 75 77 79 81 83 33 35 37 38 40 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 27 28 29 31 31 17 17 17 17 17 7 8 8 9 9 Total 91704 95109 98659 102377 103363 41523 41808 42096 42392 42789 27584 28325 29088 29880 30167