Cancer Mortality Rate Goes Up among women Reveals by New Study

New insights into the patterns of cancer mortality in the Indian population have been made possible by a ground-breaking research project that examined the data of 12.85 million cancer-related fatalities. In partnership with the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a department of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the study, which was published in JCO Global Oncology, was carried out by specialists from Kochi's Amrita Hospital.

The cancer mortality trend among males has significantly decreased, the study finds, down by 0.19 percent yearly from 2000 to 2019. The study covered the years 2000 to 2019. The cancer death rate among women, however, has increased throughout this time by 0.25 percent. The total rise in cancer death rates when both sexes were taken into account was 0.02 percent.

The study highlighted several tumours with rising death rates between 2000 and 2019. These included malignancies of the kidney, gallbladder, pancreatic, lung, breast, colorectal, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and mesothelioma. The biggest yearly rise in mortality among both men and women was seen in pancreatic cancer, at 2.7%.

In contrast, regardless of sex, the death rate for several tumours was on the decline. These included melanoma, leukaemia, larynx, and cancers of the stomach, oesophagus, and other organs.

The study also discovered that, with the exception of thyroid and gallbladder cancers, males had a higher overall cancer death rate than women did for the majority of prevalent malignancies. The greatest differential was shown in larynx cancer mortality, with males dying from the disease nearly six times more frequently than women.

The researchers emphasised the significance of using a multifaceted strategy to combat India's growing cancer death rates. This strategy comprises spreading knowledge about cancer symptoms, putting cancer prevention policies into practise, enhancing the infrastructure for healthcare, and allocating particular resources to the problem in order to successfully address it.

Cancer will cause around 9.9 million deaths worldwide in 2020, making it the second most deadly noncommunicable illness globally. Approximately 9% of all cancer-related fatalities occurred in India, where the age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR) was 63.1 per 100,000. In India, stomach, lung, breast, and colorectal cancers were the most prevalent deadly malignancies.

The study's conclusions provide vital information to help public health strategies in addressing this urgent health concern and are a critical first step in developing more effective cancer control programmes in India.