Kashmir’s Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura has witnessed a troubling surge in most cancers instances.
This 12 months, over 4,000 new instances had been reported, including to the staggering tally of 44,112 instances registered since 2014.
Yearly statistics reveal an escalating development: 3,940 instances in 2014 rose steadily to five,294 in 2022.
Nevertheless, these figures won’t totally depict the precise magnitude of most cancers instances in Kashmir. Many identified sufferers search therapy outdoors the area, touring to cities like Punjab, Mumbai, Delhi, amongst others.
Notably, lung most cancers predominantly afflicts males, whereas breast most cancers incidence is on the rise amongst ladies.
Specialists attribute this surge to a number of elements together with smoking, household historical past, weight problems, and age.
The Union Well being Ministry’s information outlines the alarming most cancers statistics in Jammu & Kashmir over the past 4 years (2019-2022).
On this interval, the area witnessed 51,577 reported most cancers instances: 12,396 instances in 2019, adopted by 12,726 in 2020, 13,060 in 2021, and 13,395 instances in 2022.
The heartbreaking numbers depict a steady rise in cancer-related deaths: 6,824 reported deaths in 2018, escalating to 7,003 in 2019, 7,189 in 2020, 7,211 in 2021, and reaching 7,396 most cancers affected person fatalities in 2022.
A 2012 SKIMS examine linked this rise in most cancers instances to dietary habits, life-style selections, and high-salt meals.
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