The projected number of cancer cases for the year 2025 is estimated to be 57,131 (30,985 in males and 26,146 in females). The situation is even more alarming in Assam where another Icmr estimate shows that one in four men and one in six Women of the state are at the risk of developing cancer, the highest in India, Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI) director, Dr Amal Chandra Kataki, said during anWorld Cancer Dayevent.
The ICMR-NCDIR report revealed that the age adjusted incidence rate (AAR) used for comparing cancer incidences in different Population for all cancer sites is the highest among males in Aizawl district (269.4 per 100,000 population) and females in Papumpare district in Arunachal Pradesh (219.8 per 100,000 population).