New study warns of rising cancer burden in Kerala
T'puram: A recent study presented at the Kerala Cancer Conclave 2025 reveals alarming cancer trends in the state, with Kerala reporting an average 88,460 cases annually—43,110 among males and 45,350 among females.
The national average stands at 1.56 million cases, making Kerala's contribution significant at nearly 5.7% of India's total cancer burden. By 2030, projections indicate a further rise to 43,930 cases in men and 45,813 in women.
The report presented by Prof Prashant Mathur, Director, ICMR-National Center for Disease Informatics and Research, Bengaluru, points to stark gender-based disparities in cancer prevalence.
Among men, lung cancer leads at 14%, followed by oral cavity (10%), colorectal (10%), prostate (9%), and liver cancers (8%). For women, breast cancer dominates at 34%, with thyroid (11%), colorectal (9%), uterine (6%), and ovarian cancers (4%) following.
Among males, the most common cancers were lung (14%), oral cavity (10%), colorectum (10%), prostate (9%), and Jliver (8%).
In females, breast cancer accounted for a striking 34%, followed by thyroid (11%), colorectum (9%), corpus uteri (6%), and ovary (4%).
Dr Mathur highlighted the rising prevalence of lung, prostate, and liver cancers in men, and breast and thyroid cancers in women. Liver cancer, in particular, continues to show a rapid increase across both genders over the past two decades.
In terms of crude mortality rates in Kerala in 2024, lung cancer led among men at 28.9%, followed by liver (18.9%), prostate (11.2%), stomach (8.3%), and mouth (8.3%). For women, breast cancer had the highest crude mortality rate at 37.5%, followed by lung (8.3%), ovary (6.6%), thyroid (6.1%), and cervix uteri (5.2%).
Lung cancer mortality among men in the state is 28.9%, while the national average is only 7.8%. For breast cancer in women, Kerala's mortality rate is 37.5%, far above the national average of 14.9%.
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