In India, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in Indian males as per ICMR and various state cancer registries.
The recently implemented world's largest government-funded health insurance scheme- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) under Ayushman Bharat Mission, will cover all urological disorder treatments including prostate cancers. Doctors say that advancing age requires regular screenings to check the prostate problems, and thus this will immensely help patients from weaker sections who were so far neglecting the critical disease due to the unaffordable cost of treatments.
"Under PM-JAY, the government, in consultations with healthcare providers has fixed up charges for treatments for all urological disorders and that will be reimbursed by the insurers. Due to lack of awareness in rural areas people tend to ignore prostate problems and now with PM-JAY in place, a large number of people can avail treatments for Prostate cancer which is the second largest cancer in the country," said Dr Anup Kumar, Head of Department, Department of Urology and Renal Transplant, VMMC and Safdarjang Hospital.
In India, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in Indian males as per ICMR and various state cancer registries. The incidence rate in India is 9-10/100000 population which is higher than in other parts of Asia and Africa but lower than the USA and Europe. Healthy lifestyle, exercise, avoiding preserved foods, good control of Hypertension/Diabetes and specialized medical intervention help in prevention, cure and care of the disease.
"The cancer projection data shows that the number of cases will become doubled by 2020. Delhi Cancer registry shows cancer of the prostate is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer among men in Delhi where the incidence of cancer is 10-12 percent and after oral cancers, the prostate is the leading problem," he added.
Surveys and registries reveal that prostate is the second leading site of cancer among males in large Indian cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram, third leading site of cancer in cities like Bangalore and Mumbai and it is among the top ten leading sites of cancers in the rest of the Population-Based Registries for Cancers (PBRCs) of India.
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In India, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in Indian males as per ICMR and various state cancer registries. The incidence rate in India is 9-10/100000 population which is higher than in other parts of Asia
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