AIZAWL, Feb 5 � Mizoram has the highest cancer incidence in the country, State Nodal Officer for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Dr Eric Zomawia said as the State observed World Cancer Day yesterday.
Zomawia said that Mizoram has a very high incidence of stomach, esophagus, lung and cervix cancer.
�At least 3,137 people died due to cancer in the State during the past five years while 5,888 people suffered from cancer during the period,� he said. � PTI
AIZAWL, Feb 5 � Mizoram has the highest cancer incidence in the country, State Nodal Officer for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Dr Eric Zomawia said as the State observed World Cancer Day yesterday.
Zomawia said that Mizoram has a very high incidence of stomach, esophagus, lung and cervix cancer.
�At least 3,137 people died due to cancer in the State during the past five years while 5,888 people suffered from cancer during the period,� he said. � PTI
