{"id":4151,"date":"2025-11-17T17:46:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=4151"},"modified":"2025-11-17T17:46:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:46:01","slug":"gmc-jammu-records-9427-cancer-cases-since-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/gmc-jammu-records-9427-cancer-cases-since-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"GMC Jammu records 9,427 cancer cases since 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Srinagar, Nov 17:\u00a0<\/strong>Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu has registered 9,427 cancer cases over the last five years (2020\u20132024), revealing a worrying rise in cancer incidence across the region.<\/p>\n

The data paints a concerning picture, particularly about late-stage diagnoses and the prevalence of certain cancers in specific demographics.<\/p>\n

Of the total 9,427 cases reported at GMC Jammu, 3,671 patients were from Jammu district, the highest among all districts; 943 hailed from Udhampur, 855 from Kathua, 694 from Doda,580 from Samba, 532 from Reasi, 424 from Poonch, 292 from Kishtwar, 222 from Ramban and 539 belonged to other regions.<\/p>\n

Of the total patients, 5,351 were males while 4,076 were females, indicating a higher burden among men.<\/p>\n

According to the data, lung cancer is the most prevalent cancer reported at GMC Jammu, followed by: Head and neck cancers, Breast cancer, hepatobiliary cancers, genito-urinary cancers, oesophageal cancers, oral cancers, cervical cancers and intestinal cancers.<\/p>\n

Gender-wise trends show a clear difference in cancer patterns, as among men, the most common cancers are: lung, head and neck, genito-urinary, oral and haematological cancers and among women, the leading cancers include breast, cervix, hepatobiliary, ovarian and lung cancer<\/p>\n

The data raises significant concern regarding late detection. Of all diagnosed cases, 7% were detected at Stage 1, 21% at Stage 2, 29% at Stage 3 and a staggering 43% at Stage 4.<\/p>\n

Doctors say this trend highlights the urgent need for increased screening, awareness, and timely medical intervention, as late-stage cancers are often more difficult to treat and result in poorer outcomes.<\/p>\n

Health experts believe that the rising number of cases, along with the high percentage of late-stage diagnoses, underscores the need for strengthening preventive measures, early diagnosis, and better healthcare accessibility across the Jammu division.<\/p>\n

They also emphasise lifestyle factors, such as tobacco use, air pollution, poor diet, and lack of regular screenings, that significantly contribute to rising cancer numbers\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Srinagar, Nov 17:\u00a0Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu has registered 9,427 cancer cases over the last five years (2020\u20132024), revealing a worrying rise in cancer incidence across the region. The data paints a concerning picture, particularly about late-stage diagnoses and the prevalence of certain cancers in specific demographics. Of the total 9,427 cases reported at GMC […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4151"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4153,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4151\/revisions\/4153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}