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. 2022 Oct-Nov;156(4&5):598-607.
doi: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1821_22.

Cancer incidence estimates for 2022 & projection for 2025: Result from National Cancer Registry Programme, India

Krishnan Sathishkumar  1 , Meesha Chaturvedi  1 , Priyanka Das  1 , S Stephen  1 , Prashant Mathur  1
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Cancer incidence estimates for 2022 & projection for 2025: Result from National Cancer Registry Programme, India

Krishnan Sathishkumar et al. Indian J Med Res. 2022 Oct-Nov.

Abstract

Background & objectives: Information on recent cancer statistics is important for planning, monitoring and evaluating cancer control activities. This article aims to provide an update on the cancer incidence estimates in India by sex, age groups and anatomical sites for the year 2022.

Methods: The National Cancer Registry Programme Report 2020, reported the cancer incidence from 28 Population-Based Cancer Registries (PBCRs) for the years 2012-2016. This was used as the basis to calculate cancer estimates in India. Information pertaining to the population at risk was extracted from the Census of India (2001 and 2011) for the estimation of age-sex stratified population. PBCRs were categorised into the respective State and regions of the country to understand the epidemiology of cancer. The age-specific incidence rate for each specific anatomical site of cancer was applied to the estimated population to derive the number of cancer cases in India for 2022.

Results: The estimated number of incident cases of cancer in India for the year 2022 was found to be 14,61,427 (crude rate:100.4 per 100,000). In India, one in nine people are likely to develop cancer in his/her lifetime. Lung and breast cancers were the leading sites of cancer in males and females, respectively. Among the childhood (0-14 yr) cancers, lymphoid leukaemia (boys: 29.2% and girls: 24.2%) was the leading site. The incidence of cancer cases is estimated to increase by 12.8 per cent in 2025 as compared to 2020.

Interpretation & conclusions: The cancer incidence is continuing to increase in India. The new estimates will be helpful in planning cancer prevention and control activities through the intervention of early detection, risk reduction and management.

Keywords: Cancer; India; National Cancer Registry Programme; estimates; incidence; projection.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: None.

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Fig. 1
Estimated proportion of top 10 leading sites of cancer in India by sex – 2022.
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Fig. 2
Estimated age-wise number and incidence rate for all sites of cancer by sex – 2022.
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