For cancer treatment in Telangana, the road still leads to Hyderabad
Patients in Telangana continue to rely heavily on Hyderabad for cancer treatment, as highlighted by a recent report. The report shows a significant concentration of cancer care facilities in Hyderabad, with the city treating the highest number of cancer patients in the state. It also indicates a growing preference for private hospitals among patients seeking cancer care under the Aarogyasri scheme.
- ▪Hyderabad treated 12,517 cancer patients, the highest in Telangana.
- ▪The report identified a total of 1,00,294 cancer patients treated under Aarogyasri between April 2020 and September 2025.
- ▪Private hospitals accounted for 53.4% of cancer treatments during the study period.
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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 the State’s ‘Cancer Incidence and Prevalence Mapping across Telangana’ report.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.
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