Also Read: Are Covid-19 vaccines affecting the heart? What doctors say Speaking about his claim, a renowned oncologist said cancer cases have been rising by 5 percent annually and it has nothing to do with the pandemic.
Former chief of the Indian Medical Association's Goa unit Dr Shekhar Salkar said the number of cancer cases is on the rise with the increase in population across the world. Also Read: Death due to COVID-19 vaccine: 28-year-old dies after jab; family to get ₹1.4 crore There has been a 5 percent increase in cases annually, he said. “Cancer cases are not going to come down.
But at the same time, you cannot attribute it to the COVID-19 pandemic," said Dr Salkar who also heads the medical cell of the Goa BJP.
Without naming Ramdev, he said, “Celebrities should make statements responsibly as people have faith in their words." India has 104 cancer patients per lakh of population, an increase from 85 patients per lakh in 2018, Dr Salkar noted. “But at the same time, we are much better than the USA which has the rate crossing 500 patients per lakh," he added.