As reported by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research is a nodal agency for Cancer registry. It routinely collects data for Cancer registry programme. NCDIR-National Cancer Registry Programme has published a report on the data of 2009-2011 from Population Based Cancer Registries (PBCRs) in the year 2013.
Population Based Cancer Registration is a complex process. This involves active cancer registration wherein staff has to go to different sources for collection of data Elimination of duplicate registration, confidentiality issues, matching with death due to cancer as well as cause mortality also takes time.
The latest edition of National Health Profile- 2015 used the data from National Cancer Registry Programme, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Three Year Report of Population Based Cancer Registries (PBCR) : 2009-2011 (Report of 25 PBCRs in India) (February 2013) on Incidence and Distribution of Cancer
The systematic collection of data on cancer is being carried out by various Population Based Cancer Registries (PBCR) across India under the National Cancer Registry Programme of ICMR since 1982. National Cancer Registry Programme has 58 sites. All 27 erstwhile Regional Cancer Centres are part of Cancer Registry Programme. The programme is also being financially supported from National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke.
The Health Minister, Shri J P Nadda stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
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