Cancer was diagnosed in 25.17 percent of new outpatients at BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in Bharatpur 2025. The share was 22.20 percent in 2024. The hospital recorded 6,858 cancer diagnoses among 27,243 new outpatients last year.
Cancer diagnoses fell by 151 from the previous year, but their share rose. The hospital recorded 7,009 diagnoses among 31,560 new patients in 2024. The share rose because the total number of new patients also fell. The figures cover patients at one specialist hospital. This does not display the national cancer rate. Most common cancers
Lung cancer was the most commonly recorded cancer in 2025, with 759 cases. Breast cancer followed with 731 cases and cervical cancer with 622. The hospital also recorded 377 cases of gallbladder and bile duct cancers. Patients with 51 types of cancer were treated in total.
Out of the 6.858 patients diagnosed, 3,774 were women and 3,084 were men. Lung cancer cases were almost evenly split, with 380 men and 379 women. Breast cancer accounted for 711 cases among women and 20 among men. All 622 cervical cancer cases were in women.
Where patients came from
The hospital received patients from across Nepal and from parts of India. Chitwan had the most new patients at 4,415 and the most cancer diagnoses among listed districts, at 565. Rupandehi followed with 1,373 new patients and 463 diagnoses and Nawalpur with 1,244 patients and 256 diagnoses. Dang had 1,107 new patients and 255 diagnoses. Another 195 patients from India were diagnosed with cancer.
The hospital had 212,977 outpatient visits in 2025, counting new and returning patients. It admitted 11,559 inpatients and carried out 3,091 major surgeries, down from 3,169 in 2024. It said it gave free treatment to 10,920 economically disadvantaged patients, with discounts and aid worth Rs 431.2 million.
The 500-bed hospital offers general beds free of charge, with exceptions for intensive care, high-dependency and cabin facilities. It is also preparing a bone marrow transplant project with financial support from China.
