Five Indian Startups Taking On Cancer To help the healthcare industry and simultaneously bring life-changing innovation, several Indian startups are working to return the hope that was once lost among cancer patients Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! Email You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. The World Health Organization (WHO) in a report said India witnessed close to 1.16 million new cancer cases and 784,800 cancer deaths in 2018. In India, where the healthcare infrastructure is yet to catch up with its western counterpart and is collapsing at a much faster rate if a person is diagnosed with cancer, their hope to survive is crushed instantaneously. To help the healthcare industry and simultaneously bring life-changing innovation to the table, several Indian startups are working with all their strength to return the hope that was once lost among cancer patients