The burden of cancer among men at Mizoram’s capital Aizawl is nine to ten times more than Osmanabad and Beed districts in Maharashtra. This is among the major finding of a new `National Cancer Registry Programme report 2020′. The report has estimated that in 2020, cancer cases in the country will be at 13.9 lakh and are likely to increase to 15.7 lakh by 2025, based on current trends. In 2020, according to the report, tobacco-related cancers are estimated to contribute 3.7 lakh cases, or 27.1 per cent of the total cancer burden. Among women, breast cancer is estimated to contribute 2.0 lakh cases (14.8 per cent of the total cancer burden) and cervix cancer is estimated to contribute 0.75 lakh cases (5.4 per cent), whereas for both men and women, cancer of the gastrointestinal tract is estimated to contribute 2.7 lakh cases (19.7 per cent).

Source: Indian Express August 18, 2020 17:03 UTC