The market of cancer drugs is increasing rapidly, a significant increase in spending has been seen in the last few years.
New and advanced cancer therapies often come up with a high price, which contribute to overall costs.
Most of the expenses on cancer drugs are concentrated in developed countries such as the United States, European Union and Japan.
Cancer is a deadly disease. The report of the Parliamentary Committee related to the Union Ministry of Health, which came a year ago, stated that only about 20 percent of the patients get the facility of radiation therapy for cancer treatment, while WHO says that a radiological on a population of every 10 lakhs. There should be a machine.
Accordingly, about 1,300 radiotherapy machines are required in the country, but there are only about 700 machines, so there are many problems. Apart from this, radiotherapy is available in about 250 hospitals including government and private, in which there are only 200 private hospitals, where treatment is very expensive.
There are many types of cancer. In such a situation, the cost of every cancer medicine and treatment is different. If you take an average, then the treatment of cancer on the basis of reports ranges from Rs 2,80,000 to Rs 10,50,000. However, this expenditure can be more or less depending on the stage and space of cancer. The cost of undergoing robotic surgery is about 5.25 lakh rupees. The cost of chemotherapy in India is about 18,000 rupees every time based on the severity of cancer.
Published at: 15 Feb 2025 07:35 pm (IST)
