, June 25 -- Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain on Wednesday informed Parliament that around 167,000 new cancer cases are detected annually in Bangladesh, while over 1 lakh people die from cancer-related causes each year.

Responding to a question from BNP MP of reserved woman seat Sanjida Yasmeen, the minister cited the GLOBOCAN 2022 report of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) which estimates that 316,417 people in Bangladesh are living with cancer or undergoing treatment, based on five-year prevalence data.

The minister said breast and cervical cancers are the most common among women while lung cancer and cancers of the mouth and lips are the most prevalent among men in the country.

To determine the actual...