Telangana government has officially declared cancer a notifiable disease across the state to establish a robust surveillance system for monitoring the rising burden of non-communicable diseases. According to an order issued by the Health, Medical, and Family Welfare Department, all healthcare facilities, including government and private hospitals, diagnostic laboratories, and clinics, are now legally mandated to report diagnosed cancer cases within one month. This initiative aims to create a centralised, uniform cancer registry to estimate incidence and prevalence accurately while facilitating evidence-based policy formulation and better resource management for palliative and rehabilitative care.

The Mehdi Nawaz Jung Institute of Oncology and Regional Cancer Centre in Hyderabad has been designated as the Centre of Excellence responsible for validating data and coordinating with the National Cancer Registry. To ensure compliance, the government will provide digital login credentials to all medical institutions for reporting through a dedicated state portal. All collected patient information will remain strictly confidential.