The latest report prepared by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) revealed that there are about 25 lakh cancer patients in India.

ICMR report also said that cancer scenario in the country is quite disturbing as the number of people living with this deadly disease continues to rise.

At a seminar on “New Frontiers in Haematology and Oncology”, Mr. Viswamohan Katoch, Director General Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said, “Cancer scenario in India is not very comfortable and every year there is an increment of 10,000 new cancer patients and the number of total victims stands at about 25 lakh all over.”

The ICMR will back up each and every part of cancer research in the country, Mr. Katoch said that’s why it had been supporting the seminar on cancer, organized by Netaji Subhas Cancer Research Institute (NCRI).

Katoch added that the ICMR has decided to fund a workshop in order to give training to 26,000 rural medical practitioners on the early signs of the disease (cancer) and its prevention over a period of five years through telemedicine system.

“There will be seven centres at Siliguri, Malda, Burdwan, Krishnagar, Bankura, Midnapore and Baruipur, which will be connected with the NCRI,” he said.

NCRI sources also stated that this will help meliorate the health care system relating to cancer care in West Bengal through proper networking.