Cancer is the second most common cause of death. It accounts for 1 in every 6 lives lost globally and mounting evidence suggests that the burden of this disease is rising every year including in India. In fact the number of cases has increased by more than 300 per cent between 2017 and 2018 in India. One of the most alarming data perhaps is the rapid rise of cancers cases in young adults in India being the second most common cause of death after accidents. Evidence from the GLOBOCAN 2018 report suggests about 54538 confirmed cancer cases in the age