Cancer cases are increasing every year
Responding to these questions asked during Zero Hour in Lok Sabha, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said that every year cancer cases are increasing at the rate of about 2.5 percent. Cases of oral cancer and lung cancer are increasing in men. Cases of breast cancer are increasing in women. He said that more than 15.5 lakh cases of cancer are being registered every year. There is a list of 131 essential medicines for cancer, which are in Schedule 1. The price of which is decided by the government. These are commonly used medicines. Due to this price control, patients saved about Rs 294 crore.
'We don't want to compromise on the quality of doctors'
He said there are 28 combinations which are not in this list. But NPPA (National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority) and the government have also regulated their pricing. The government has tried to make cancer drugs affordable. Nadda said medical colleges in the country are being expanded so that there can be more doctors. We do not want to compromise on the quality of doctors. Nadda told the House that the number of medical colleges in the country has increased from 387 in 2014 to 731 at present, while the number of MBBS seats has increased from 51,348 to 1,12,112 during the same period. He said the number of postgraduate seats for medical students was 31,185 in 2014, which has increased to 72,627 at present.
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