Health Minister Nadda releases India's first nationally developed evidence-based cancer guidelines, on lung cancer
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda released the 'Lung Cancer Treatment and Palliation: Evidence-Based Guidelines' at Kartavya Bhavan, New Delhi, on 3 February 2026, the eve of World Cancer Day.
Summary
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda released the 'Lung Cancer Treatment and Palliation: Evidence-Based Guidelines' at Kartavya Bhavan, New Delhi, on 3 February 2026, the eve of World Cancer Day. The minister called it India's first nationally developed evidence-based cancer guideline. Developed by the Department of Health Research (DHR), the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) and partner institutions, it contains 15 evidence-based recommendations to standardise diagnosis, treatment and palliative care of lung cancer.
Key facts
- Released
- 3 February 2026, Kartavya Bhavan, New Delhi
- Document
- Lung Cancer Treatment and Palliation: Evidence-Based Guidelines
- Significance
- India's first nationally developed evidence-based cancer guideline
- Recommendations
- 15
- Developed by
- DHR, DGHS and partner institutions
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The evidence-based guidelines released by the Health Minister on 3 February 2026 relate to which cancer?
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Correct answer: D — Lung cancer
J.P. Nadda released the 'Lung Cancer Treatment and Palliation: Evidence-Based Guidelines'.
How many evidence-based recommendations do the lung cancer guidelines released in February 2026 contain?
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Correct answer: C — 15
The guidelines contain 15 evidence-based recommendations on treatment and palliative care.
Consider the following about the lung cancer guidelines released in February 2026: 1. They were developed by the Department of Health Research and the Directorate General of Health Services with partner institutions. 2. They were released at Nirman Bhawan on World Cancer Day itself. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. The guidelines were released at Kartavya Bhavan on 3 February 2026, the eve of World Cancer Day.