{"id":266725,"date":"2023-10-28T18:20:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T12:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=266725"},"modified":"2023-10-28T18:20:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T12:50:15","slug":"mizoram-has-highest-cancer-incidence-rate-in-india-finds-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mizoram-has-highest-cancer-incidence-rate-in-india-finds-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Mizoram has highest cancer incidence rate in India, finds study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the articl<\/span>e \u201cMizoram has highest cancer incidence rate in India, finds study\u201d<\/b> published in<\/span> \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 28th October 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

A study has been released titled \u201cCancer awareness, diagnosis and treatment needs in\u00a0<\/span>Mizoram, India: evidence from 18 years trends (2003\u20132020)\u2019\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the key findings of the study related to Cancer cases in Mizoram?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highest Cancer Incidence in Mizoram<\/b><\/td>\nMizoram has the highest cancer incidence rate in India despite being the second least populated state in India.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Most Cancer causes<\/b><\/td>\nStomach cancer is the primary cause of cancer-related deaths in men, while lung cancer is a significant cause among women.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Increase in Cancer cases among younger population<\/b><\/td>\nCancer cases and deaths are growing among the younger generation in Mizoram.
\n<\/span>Factors might include the sedentary lifestyle and dietary habits among the local tribal population.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reasons for higher cancer deaths in Mizoram<\/b><\/td>\nLack of specialized diagnostic facilities, skilled medical personnel, treatment strategies based on genetic research and transportation challenges.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What is Cancer?<\/b><\/h2>\n

According to the World Health Organisatio<\/b>n, cancer is a large group of diseases that can\u00a0<\/span>start in almost any organ or tissue of the body when abnormal cells grow uncontrollably <\/span>and go beyond their usual boundaries to invade adjoining parts of the body or spread to\u00a0<\/span>other organs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cancer is the <\/span>second leading cause of death globally<\/b> accounting for one in six deaths in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among men, <\/b>lung, prostate, colorectal, stomach and liver cancer are the most common types of cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among women<\/b>, Breast, colorectal, lung, cervical and thyroid cancer are the most common among women.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the data related to cancer cases in India?<\/b><\/p>\n

1.Cancer Likelihood:<\/b> One in nine people in India is at risk of developing cancer during their lifetimes.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.Leading Cancer causes:<\/b> Lung cancer is prominent among males, while breast cancer is prevalent among females.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 For childhood cancers (0-14 years), lymphoid leukaemia is the most common cause.<\/span><\/p>\n

3.Expected Increase in Cancer Cases<\/b>: Study has indicated a 12.8% increase in cancer cases in India by 2025 compared to 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus:<\/strong> Social Issues, Health and Disease<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cMizoram has highest cancer incidence rate in India, finds study\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 28th October 2023 Why in the News? A study has been released titled \u201cCancer awareness, diagnosis and treatment needs in\u00a0Mizoram, India: evidence from 18 years trends (2003\u20132020)\u2019\u2019. What are the key findings… Continue reading Mizoram has highest cancer incidence rate in India, finds study<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,1],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-266725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-uncategorized","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":1698487619,"cached_date":1698660407},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266725\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}