Rajasthan is facing an “alarming increase” in the cancer cases, with the lip, oral cavity and pharynx and the digestive organs accounting for the highest prevalence of the disease, according to a new study. Jaipur is the worst hit city in the State in terms of the number of cancer patients per one lakh population, it stated.
The study, based on the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10-coded data of cancer patients, has taken into account the geographic distribution of patients coming from different districts of Rajasthan. Of the 14,911 registered patients in 2024, 10,363 were diagnosed with cancer.
