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Minister for Health Satya Kumar Yadav connected Sunday (February 01, 2026) said that crab had personally shaken him, arsenic helium mislaid some his parent and sister to the disease. Coming from a household affected by cancer, the Minister said, helium understood archetypal manus the devastating interaction it tin person connected families. “After taking complaint arsenic Health Minister, the archetypal record I signed was related to crab screening,” helium said.
The Minister was speaking astatine a Walkathon organised to rise consciousness connected crab by the Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital and Research Institute connected the Beach Road, here, connected Sunday.
Mr. Satya Kumar said that crab tin beryllium defeated, if it is detected astatine an aboriginal stage. He reiterated that each indispensable steps are being taken by the authorities to trim crab cases, amended entree to prime treatment, and make consciousness among the public.
The Health Minister expressed interest that the emergence successful crab cases successful the State was higher than the nationalist average. While the State reported 25,487 cases till 2020, the fig accrued to 35,546 by 2025, showing a emergence of 39.5 per cent. In comparison, crab cases astatine the nationalist level person accrued by lone 12.8 per cent, helium noted.
The authorities has focused connected identifying oral, breast, and cervical cancers astatine the superior signifier done screening.
“So far, escaped oral crab screening has been conducted for 1,39,07,523 people. Of them, 3,41,179 were identified for further investigating and 98 cases person been confirmed. Breast crab screening was conducted for 73,78,836 women, with 1,65,022 requiring follow-up tests, starring to the detection of 104 cases. Free cervical crab screening was besides conducted for 73,78,836 women, of whom 2,25,049 were recovered to request further tests, and 58 cases person been identified truthful far,” helium said.
The Minister besides said that the authorities is spending astir ₹600 crore each twelvemonth connected escaped crab attraction for patients nether the NTR Vaidya Seva Trust. Preventive oncology centres person been established successful 17 teaching hospitals crossed the State. Day-care chemotherapy centres are besides being expanded successful secondary hospitals truthful that patients tin acquisition chemotherapy without difficulty, arsenic advised by doctors.
Medical students and citizens taking portion successful the Walkathon organised by the Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, connected the Beach Road successful Visakhapatnam connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU
He said each steps are being taken to make a Level-1 crab attraction centre astatine Guntur Government General Hospital. A State-level crab centre is being developed astatine Kurnool Government General Hospital astatine a outgo of ₹120 crore. Efforts are besides being made to fortify crab services astatine the Kadapa crab centre to supply alleviation to patients.
Referring to requests for a PET scan installation astatine the crab centre successful KGH, Visakhapatnam, the Minister assured that the substance would beryllium examined positively.
Meanwhile, the walkathon received an overwhelming response, with ample fig of information of aesculapian students and citizens. The participants raised slogans “Good Morning Vizag – Good Bye Cancer”. Visakhapatnam North MLA P. Vishnu Kumar Raju, South MLA Ch Vamsikrishna Srinivas and others were besides present.
