Panelists speak an an event at Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute in Guwahati on Thuesday
GUWAHATI: Cancer cases in the northeast are projected to rise by a steep 13.5% by 2025, a research by the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR) under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) revealed on Thursday.
The projected number of cancer cases for the year 2025 is estimated to be 57,131 (30,985 in men and 26,146 in women). 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 on the occasion of World Cancer Day.
GUWAHATI: Cancer cases in the northeast are projected to rise by a steep 13.5% by 2025, a research by the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR) under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) revealed on Thursday.
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 an World Cancer Day event here on Thursday.