Cancer killed 5.5 lakh in India in 2010

NEW DELHI: Tata Memorial Hospital, Lancet, Centre for Global Health Research and University of Toronto jointly releases study findings on cancer mortality in India in 2010.

The findings are:

There were 5.56 lakh cancer deaths in India in 2010.

71% (3.95 lakhs) of these deaths occurred in people aged 30-69 years (2 lakh men and 1.95 lakh women).

Cancer deaths accounted for 6% of deaths across all ages, but among the 30-69 years age group, this rose to 8% of the 2.5 million total male deaths and 12% of the 1.6 million total female deaths.

At 30-69 years, the three most common fatal cancers in men were: oral (including lip and pharynx, 45,800 (23%), stomach 25,200 (13%) and lung (including trachea and larynx) 22,900 (11%).

For women, the leading causes of cancer death were cervical 33,400 (17%), stomach 27,500 (14%), and breast 19,900 (10%) cancers in women.

Tobacco-related cancers represented 42% (84000) of male and 18.3% (35,700) of female cancer deaths at ages 30-69 years

Source: TOI