Cancer cases have increased by over 14% in India: Govt
Minister of State for Health Faggan Singh Kulaste on Friday told the Lok Sabha that the number of cancer cases has increased to 14.51 lakh in 2016 from 12.70 lakh in 2013. Mentioning the data from Indian Council of Medical Research's National Cancer Registry, Kulaste added the treatment of cancer is either free or subsidised in government healthcare delivery system.