Cancer, a disease caused by uncontrolled cell division that spreads to other parts of the body, has been a major health concern across the world and Andhra Pradesh is no exception. The increasing incidence of cancer cases and deaths every year made it a serious threat to public health and a major burden to the healthcare system.
Cancer is caused due to various factors such as lifestyle changes, food habits, intake of tobacco products and environmental pollution among others. As per the estimates of the Health Department, 53,000 to 70,000 cancer cases are detected every year in the State and about 34,000 cancer deaths occurred in 2020.
Under the State’s Dr. Y.S.R. Aarogyasri Scheme nearly 40,000 cases were treated in the fiscal year 2021-2022.
