MANGALURU: Dakshina Kannada, Kalaburagi and Hassan have recorded the highest cancer detection in Karnataka over the past five years, accounting for the major share of diagnosed cases, even as many districts reported negligible detections despite large-scale screening, revealed the data presented in Lok Sabha.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Dakshina Kannada reported a total of 3,432 diagnosed cases of oral, cervical and breast cancers. Kalaburagi followed closely with 3,397 cases, while Hassan recorded 2,436 cases.
Dakshina Kannada’s data reveal a dramatic single-year surge, rising from 18 diagnosed cases out of 16,41,913 screened in 2022-23 and 67 cases from 41,088 screened in 2023-24, to 3,328 cases in 2024-25 from just 70,033 screened.
Other districts with notable cumulative detections over the five years include Belagavi (849 cases), Kolar (844), Haveri (463), Tumakuru (538), and Chikmagalur (1,648), mostly concentrated in the first two years.
In 2024-25, Dakshina Kannada remained the clear outlier at 3,328 cases, followed by Kolar (402) and Davanagere (189). Bagalkot reported 168 cases, Tumakuru 117 and Hassan 99.
Bengaluru screened a total of 13,91,301 people and reported 292 diagnosed cases between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The story is reported by Vincent D’ Souza of The New Indian Express