𝘐𝘐𝘛 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘴 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘰𝘧-𝘐𝘵𝘴-𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢
CHENNAI, 3rd February 2025: Cancer is one of the most fatal health problems globally. A recent Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) report indicated that number of people living with this deadly disease continues to rise. The National Cancer Registry Program reported that one in nine people in India are likely to develop cancer in their lifetime and 14,61,427 people were currently living with cancer. There is a 12.8% increase in cancer incidence every year since 2022. (L to R) Dr SG Ramanan, Senior Medical Oncologist, Prof S Mahalingam, IIT Madras, Prof V Kamakoti, IIT Madras & Dr. Sridhar Srivasubbu, Chief Diagnostic and Research Officer, Karkinos Despite having a high cancer incidence, India has been under-represented in global cancer genome studies. In the absence of genomic architecture of cancers prevalent in India, specific genetic variants from Indian cancers are not adequately captured and catalogued for any diagnostic kits and drug development. In order to fill ...