Union Health Minister Releases Lung Cancer Treatment and Palliation Guidelines Ahead of World Cancer Day

• India's first nationally developed evidence-based cancer guideline, released for lung cancer ahead of World Cancer Day (4 February).
• Issued by Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda at Kartavya Bhavan, New Delhi on 3 February 2026; emblematic of the policy push for indigenous, evidence-based clinical protocols rather than imported templates.
• Relevant for UPSC under GS-II (Health, Government Schemes) and GS-III (Sci-Tech, Indigenous Innovation); sits within India's NCD control architecture.