India To Face 5.57 Lakh Head And Neck Cancer Cases By 2050; ACTREC Stresses Early Screening

India's annual head and neck cancer cases projected to reach 5.57 lakh new cases and 2.63 lakh deaths by 2050, according to GLOBOCAN 2024.

ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, stressed early screening and tobacco cessation during a workshop on Oral and Head and Neck Cancer Screening and Basic Clinical Management.

India currently contributes nearly one-third of the global head and neck cancer burden, with 316,514 new cases and 141,063 deaths annually.

The workshop trained over 100 healthcare professionals from Maharashtra in evidence-based oral cancer screening and multidisciplinary management.

ACTREC launched the Oral Cancer Guide to strengthen awareness and early detection of oral and head and neck cancers.