National Cancer Survivors Day is marked on the first Sunday of June. This year, the day will be celebrated on June 7. It was established to recognize and celebrate those who have battled cancer and won, and to help bring hope to those still battling this terrible disease. Cancer Survivor Day is also dedicated to helping to raise funds and awareness for cancer research and treatment.
Every year 450 men and women out of every 100,000 are diagnosed with one of the dozens of kinds of cancer, and 171 men and women die from it. According to the National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation, a survivor is anyone living with a history of cancer, from the moment of diagnosis through the remainder of life. The day allows the survivors to share their stories and spread awareness to other people.
Cancer is increasing enormously in India today. There are over 25 lakh people that are affected by it in our country, while the causes of this illness are only poorly understood. Every year 12 lakh men and women are diagnosed with one of the various kinds of cancer, and 8-lakh die from it. The numbers are likely to go up by at least 50 % by 2040.
According to the World Health Organisation(WHO), one in every 10 Indians will develop cancer and one in every 15 will die of the disease. According to the study, India, with a population of 1.35 billion, witnessed as many as 1.16 million new cancer cases and 784,800 cancer deaths in 2018. Breast cancer, oral cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, stomach cancer, and colorectal cancer most common types of cancer in India, which together accounted for 49% of all new cancer cases.
As per the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) at Bengaluru, India, 1.45 million cases of cancer were estimated to be diagnosed in 2016. This number is likely to become double in the next 20 years. Although notable progress in this field has been made in recent years, there is a need to develop a proper clinical research environment.
The National Cancer Registry Programme in Bangalore used data from 105 hospitals and private clinics in 82 of the 593 districts in India to map the incidence of cancer, as part of a project funded by the World Health Organization. The survey included more than 200,000 patients with histopathologically confirmed cancers.
According to the reports, districts in central, south, and northeast India had the world’s highest patient of cancers associated with tobacco, which is chewed as well as smoking in India. Aizawl district in the northeastern state of Mizoram has the world’s highest incidence of cancers in men of the lower pharynx (11.5 per 100 000 people) and tongue (7.6 per 100 000 people). The district also has the country’s highest rate of stomach cancer among men.
This year the whole world, including India is dealing with coronavirus that has taken the lives of many people. Indian health care is facing difficulties in dealing with other diseases like diabetes, hypertension, respiratory troubles, cancer and heart complications are at higher risk.
World Health Organization warns of COVID-19 explosion risks in South Asia
A recent survey conducted by the World Health Organisation revealed that 94% of countries the health staff working in the area of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) were partially or fully reassigned to support COVID-19. Rehabilitation services have been disrupted in almost two-thirds (63%) of the countries. In 20% of countries, one of the main reasons for discontinuing services was a shortage of medicines, diagnostics and other technologies.