Areas in Northeast India saw highest cancer incidence between 2015 & 2019: Study

Northeast Indias Aizawl East Khasi Hills Papumpare Kamrup Urban and Mizoram consistently recorded the highest rates of cancer between 2015 and 2019 according to a studyThe crosssectional study used data from 43 populationbased cancer registries PBCRs across IndiaBetween January 1 2015 and December 31 2019 as many as 708 lakh cancer cases and 206 lakh deaths were reported from 43 PBCRs across India Women accounted for a higher proportion of cancer cases and men for deaths due to itWomen comprised 511 per cent of the total cancer cases and 45 per cent of the deaths Men on the other hand accounted for 489 per cent of the disease incidents and 55 per cent of the deaths due to itThe study obtained populationatrisk data from the Census of India and the findings were assessed by registry areaAccording to the study the lifetime risk of developing cancer in India was 110 per centHowever in Mizoram the reported lifetime risk was a staggering 211 per cent in males and 189 per cent in females Aizawl district reported the highest ageadjusted incidence rate AAIR in both males and femalesThe most common types of cancers were oral lung and prostate in males and breast cervical and ovarian in females the study foundAmong metropolitan cities with a population of over 1 million Delhi had the highest overall cancer AAIR for males while Srinagar recorded the highest AAIR for lung cancerOral cancer showed significant increases in 14 PBCRs among males and four PBCRs among femalesThe analysis revealed a distinct pattern in the leading cancer sites across India Among males lung cancer emerged as the most frequently diagnosed form of the disease in the southern regions and metropolitan cities including Visakhapatnam Bengaluru Malabar Kollam Thiruvananthapuram Chennai and DelhiA previous study had found that patients in India tend to present with lung cancer about a decade earlier than those in Western populations with a median age ranging from 54 to 70 yearsAdditionally half of the patients were diagnosed with advancedstage disease A systematic review and metaanalysis on tobacco use revealed a significantly higher risk of respiratory system cancersMouth cancer is the predominant form of cancer in western Ahmedabad Urban Bhopal Nagpur and Wardha central Barshi Rural Mumbai Aurangabad Osmanabad and Beed Pune Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri and certain northern Prayagraj and Varanasi regions the study foundIt underlined that since tobacco and alcohol use are major risk factors it is vital to promote widespread education about their harmful effects Furthermore quitline services and the implementation of early detection programs are critical for effective prevention and controlIn India breast cervical and ovarian cancers have been consistently ranked among the top three most common forms of cancers in women with disparities observed in survival rates for breast and cervical cancersThe increasing incidence of breast cancer and decreasing incidence of cervical cancer were more associated with generational shifts in risk factors than period effects the researchers saidEffective cancer control in India requires coordinated efforts focusing on public awareness prevention and early detection Awareness campaigns help reduce stigma and encourage timely healthseeking behaviour the study underlinedBeyond prevention upgrading existing cancer care facilities and expanding services in highincidence regions is vital to ensure equitable access to quality and affordable careHowever cancer care delivery faces challenges including regional disparities socioeconomic inequalities low awareness and varied healthseeking patternsAddressing these issues requires a collaborative datadriven approach to build equitable and accessible cancer care across India it statedGlobally cancer contributes to approximately 10 million deaths each year In 2022 the Global Cancer Observatory GCO pegged the total number of cancer cases worldwide at approximately 200 million and projected these to increase to 326 million by 2045The Southeast Asia region is estimated to have a total of 24 million new cancer cases and 15 million cancer deathsCancer incidence and mortality in this region are estimated to increase to 4 million new cases and 27 million deaths by 2045 Concurrently the GCO estimated that the incidence of cancer in India will increase to approximately 246 million cases by 2045India ranks second in Asia and third in the world in terms of the number of cancer cases and the likelihood of developing cancer during ones lifetime is approximately 11 per centThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever