India is witnessing a silent health crisis cancer cases are climbing every year. According to official health data, more than 15 lakh new cases were reported in 2024, compared to about 13.5 lakh just five years earlier. Deaths, too, have increased, with nearly 8.2 lakh lives lost in 2023, the highest toll in recent years. If current trends continue, experts warn that India could see close to 16 lakh new cases by 2025.
Who Is Most at Risk?
The burden of cancer is not evenly spread:
- Women are more affected by breast, cervical, and ovarian cancers. Breast cancer alone accounts for nearly two lakh cases each year.
- Men face higher risks of oral and lung cancers, strongly linked to tobacco and air pollution. Oral cancer remains the leading cancer among men, with over one lakh cases annually.
- Younger adults are also being diagnosed more often, a shift from earlier decades when cancer was largely associated with older age.
Why Are Cases Rising?
The sharp rise in cancer cases in India cannot be linked to a single cause. It is the outcome of multiple lifestyle, environmental, and social changes happening at once. Urbanization has encouraged sedentary routines, processed diets, and obesity, while tobacco use, both smoking and smokeless, continues to drive a large share of oral and lung cancers.
Worsening air pollution adds another invisible threat, particularly to respiratory health. Among women, factors such as late marriages, reduced breastfeeding, and limited access to preventive screening have increased vulnerability to breast and cervical cancers. On top of this, delays in diagnosis remain a serious challenge, with many patients reaching hospitals only in advanced stages, making treatment far more difficult and outcomes less hopeful. Lifestyle changes, Tobacco and alcohol, Air pollution, Reproductive health factors, Late detection are the main reasons for cancer.
What Is Being Done?
The good news is that India has begun strengthening its response:
- HPV vaccination is being rolled out at an affordable price, offering protection against cervical cancer for girls aged 9–14.
- Specialized cancer departments are opening in medical colleges, focusing on gynecological and breast cancers.
- Government initiatives under Ayushman Bharat are expanding cancer treatment coverage and reducing the cost of life-saving medicines.
- Day-care cancer centers are being set up across states to bring treatment closer to smaller towns.
- Innovations in treatment, like NexCAR19 (a home-developed CAR-T cell therapy), are making advanced therapies more affordable than global alternatives.
The Way Forward
To reverse this worrying trend, India needs a two-pronged approach which is prevention and early detection. Preventive measures like quitting tobacco, eating healthier, staying active, and reducing pollution exposure can cut risk significantly. At the same time, widespread low-cost screening for breast, cervical, and oral cancers could save thousands of lives each year by catching the disease earlier.
What could be done
Cancer in India is no longer a rare illness—it is a growing public health challenge. With over 15 lakh cases every year, the disease is touching nearly every family in some way. But it’s not a hopeless story: with vaccines, awareness, better infrastructure, and affordable innovations, India can bend the curve of rising cancer cases. What’s needed is a collective push—by individuals, communities, healthcare systems, and policymakers—towards healthier lifestyles and timely care.
Healing beyond physical
While modern medicine focuses on treating the body through surgery, chemotherapy, or advanced therapies, cancer also brings immense fear, anxiety, and emotional suffering. Saint Rampal Ji Maharaj’s gyaan offers strength in these moments by encouraging Naam Jap (remembrance of God), which calms the mind and provides inner peace during the toughest battles.
At the same time, his teachings point to the deeper root cause of such diseases, our detachment from true spiritual knowledge and supreme God. By following the path of devotion and avoiding self-destructive habits, individuals can protect themselves not only from physical illness but also from the mental and spiritual pain that often accompanies it.
Satbhakti has the power to cure even the deadliest of diseases when practiced with faith and sincerity as per Vedas and holy scriptures. Cancer can be cured with the blessings of saint Rampal ji maharaj and the Satbhakti provided by him is always helpful in treating deadliest diseases (Rigved Mandal 10, Sukta 136, Verse 1).
Along with the wisdom of the scriptures, there are many living examples of devotees of Saint Rampal Ji Maharaj who testify that through true Satbhakti they found new life even after being diagnosed with cancer. By taking Naam Diksha (initiation) from him and practicing devotion as guided
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1. Why are cancer cases increasing so rapidly in India?
Cancer cases are rising due to unhealthy lifestyle habits, tobacco and alcohol use, pollution, delayed diagnosis, and limited awareness about preventive screenings.
Q2. What are the common cancers in India?
Among women, breast and cervical cancers are the most common, while among men, oral and lung cancers dominate.
Q3. How is cancer treated medically?
Cancer can be treated through surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, hormone therapy, and in advanced cases with new innovations like CAR-T cell therapy.
Q4. What role does prevention play in controlling cancer?
Up to 40% of cancers can be prevented by quitting tobacco and alcohol, maintaining a healthy diet, exercising regularly, getting vaccinated (like the HPV vaccine), and going for regular screenings.
Q5. What do holy scriptures say about healing diseases?
The Vedas and Bhagavad Gita reveal that true worship (Satbhakti) of the Supreme God can free a person from even the deadliest diseases and suffering.
Q6. How does Saint Rampal Ji Maharaj’s gyaan connect with cancer prevention?
His teachings forbid intoxicants like tobacco and alcohol, encourage a disciplined and pure lifestyle, and provide mental peace through Naam Jap, which aligns with medical advice on prevention and supports healing.
Q7. Are there examples of people recovering from cancer through his teachings?
Yes. Many followers of Saint Rampal Ji Maharaj share testimonies of receiving a “new life” after cancer by practicing Satbhakti along with medical care, showing how spiritual strength can complement physical treatment.
Q8. Can true Satbhakti cure diseases without medical treatment?
According to holy scriptures and Saint Rampal Ji Maharaj’s guidance, true Satbhakti has the power to remove even deadly diseases by the grace of the Supreme God. However, followers are also encouraged to use available medical treatment while relying on spiritual strength for complete healing.
