With cancer cases rocketing in India, the Union health ministry has prepared a Rs 15,855-crore plan for its early diagnosis and treatment over the next five years. This is the largest chunk of India’s overall budget for non-communicable diseases (Rs 58,000 crore — a 500% increase from the 11th Plan). By 2017, India plans to open two national cancer institutes, 20 state cancer institutes along with supporting 100 tertiary cancer centres.