For cancer treatment in Telangana, the road still leads to Hyderabad

Key points

• From chemotherapy sessions to radiation therapy and specialised cancer surgeries, patients from several Telangana districts continue to depend on the capital city of Hyderabad and its surrounding urban belt for cancer treatment, according to a report titled ‘Cancer Incidence and Prevalence Mapping across Telangana’.
• The report, based on Aarogyasri treatment data between April 2020 and September 2025, highlights a sharp concentration of cancer infrastructure and patient load in Hyderabad and neighbouring districts.
• Overall, the report identified 1,00,294 cancer patients treated under Aarogyasri during the study period.
• Hyderabad recorded the highest number of treated cancer patients in Telangana at 12,517, followed by Rangareddy with 6,372;
• Medchal Malkajgiri with 5,483;