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GMC Jammu logs 9,427 cancer cases in 5 yrs; most reported in advanced stages
The Northlines
|November 17, 2025
The State Cancer Institute at the Government Medical College Jammu has documented 9,427 cancer cases over a five-year period, with the majority of the patients reporting to the hospital only after the disease had advanced to Stage III or Stage IV.
According to the latest Hospital-Based Cancer Registry data from 2020 to 2024, 5,351 patients were men’ and 4,076 women, placing the male-to-female ratio at 1.31:1, and suggesting a higher cancer burden among males in the region.
This story is from the November 17, 2025 edition of The Northlines.
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