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With over 1.4 million new cases of cancer reported every The outreach programme also conquered new frontiers as
year, India has an increasing burden of awareness and early detection e orts were scaled up to enhance
cancer. Most of these cases are impact to beneficiaries
reported in the later stages of the who are screened to
disease, leading to a high mortality catch common cancers
rate of about 50%. This problem of early. The programme
high incidence and delayed detection has been ensuring that
is aggravated by: the cancer suspects
identified during the
• Poor infrastructure and low screening are followed
availability of skilled medical through for cancer
expertise to treat the disease. diagnosis and treatment, if
required, to maintain
• Existing cancer-care facilities are continuum of care.
concentrated in metros and tier-1 cities, resulting in
patients having to travel long distances to seek
treatment and care. This leads to high out-of-pocket KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
expenses and consequently, high dropout rates along
the treatment pathway. Access to comprehensive cancer care through
infrastructure development:
• Increasing adoption and spread of unhealthy
lifestyle habits. • Seven cancer care hospitals were inaugurated in Assam
(Dibrugarh, Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Darrang,
• Lack of awareness related to the benefits of the
Jorhat and Tezpur) in April 2022 by the Prime Minister of
early detection.
India, in the presence of the Governor and Chief Minister
The novel ‘Distributed Model of Cancer ‘Care’ has been of Assam, the Chairman of Tata Trusts and other senior
implemented under the Cancer Care Programme of Tata leaders from the Government of Assam,
Trusts to provide cancer patients and their caregivers Tata Group and Tata Trusts.
better access to quality and a ordable care that is closer
to their homes, and to reverse the early-to-late detection • These hospitals are a part of the first phase roll-out of 10
ratio of cancer from 30:70 to 70:30. The financial year such facilities in the state are empanelled with the Atal
2022-23 was a landmark year for the programme, with Amrit Abhiyan Health Scheme, which benefits 90% of
successful commissioning of hospitals in the states of the state’s population. Facilities in Barpeta and
Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Karnataka, sta ed Dibrugarh are Level 2 centres with 140 - 180 beds
with trained and qualified cancer experts, which began each, equipped with advanced equipment, including a
providing cancer patients from these regions access to Linear Accelerator (LINAC) for radiation therapy,
quality care.
200,892 52,019 14,413 2,617 94,439 131,082 48,923 15,401
Individuals screened Youth sensitised Frontline Health Patient Diagnostic Radiotherapy Chemotherapy
for oral, breast and against tobacco trained practitioners trained consultations services provided services provided services provided
cervical cancer conducted
Coverage during workers 2022-23
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