KOZHIKODE: Lifestyle changes are leading to a steady increase in the number of cancer patients in Kerala. As part of the government’s campaign “Arogyam Anandam, Akkattam Arbutham” (Health and Happiness, Let’s Keep Cancer Away), launched in February this year, screenings conducted in government hospitals during the first five months confirmed cancer in 272 people, while 52,859 others showed symptoms of the disease.

According to a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Kerala has the highest risk of cancer among all South Indian states. The report says that one in every six men and one in every eight women in the state are likely to develop cancer before the age of 75. The study compared data on cancer cases reported between 2015 and 2019. The highest number of cases was fo

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