Karnataka recorded an estimated 8,690 blood cancer cases in 2025: Kidwai data
Karnataka reported an estimated 8,690 blood cancer cases in 2025, highlighting significant public health challenges. Experts emphasize the importance of early diagnosis and awareness to improve treatment outcomes for patients. The shortage of matching stem cell donors remains a critical issue, with many patients unable to access life-saving transplants in time.
- ▪Karnataka recorded an estimated 8,690 blood cancer cases in 2025, including 3,620 among women.
- ▪Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma accounted for the largest share of blood cancer cases in Karnataka, with an estimated 2,674 cases.
- ▪Experts warn that delayed diagnosis and low awareness hinder timely access to treatment for blood cancer patients.
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Karnataka recorded an estimated 8,690 blood cancer cases in 2025, with experts warning that thousands of patients across India continue to miss timely access to life-saving stem cell transplants because of delayed diagnosis, low awareness, and a severe shortage of matching donors.Ahead of World Blood Cancer Day on May 28, doctors at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology said blood cancers such as non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL), leukaemia, and multiple myeloma remain a major public health challenge in the State and across the country.According to estimates from the institute, the estimated incidence of lymphoma and leukaemia cases in 2025 stood at 8,690, including 3,620 among women.
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