NEW DELHI, Aug. 25 -- A new study from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Tata Memorial Centre has revealed that breast and cervical cancers are the most common types among Indian women, while oral and lung cancers dominate among men.

The study, published on 20 August, analysed more than 700,000 cases and over 200,000 cancer-related deaths across 43 registries in India, estimating 1.56 million new cancer cases in 2024.

This is up from around 1.49 million in 2023, according to data from the ICMR-National Cancer Registry Programme.

Beyond the headline numbers, the findings highlight a deeper challenge: India's sheer scale and diversity mean a "one-size-fits-all" approach to cancer care cannot work.

The data show wide ...