- According to a study, Mizoram has the highest incidence rate of cancer in India.
- Stomach cancer is the primary cause of cancer-related deaths among men. In Women, lung cancer is the most common.
- Among the younger generation in Mizoram, cancer cases and mortality is growing.
- ‘Cancer awareness, diagnosis and treatment needs in Mizoram, India: evidence from 18 years trends (2003–2020)’ paper was recently published in The Lancet Regional Health — Southeast Asia.
- Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. Lung, prostate, colorectal, stomach and liver cancer are the most common types of cancer in men.
- Breast, colorectal, lung, cervical and thyroid cancer are the most common cancer among women.
- Cancer incidence and mortality data have been extracted from the Mizoram Population-Based Cancer Registry (PBCR) of the years 2003–2020.
- Lymphoid leukaemia (boys: 29.2% and girls: 24.2%) is the most prevalent among children of 0-14 years.
