Guwahati: As one of every four men in Aizawl, Papumpare, East Khasi Bukit, and urban districts Kamrup in the Northeast, tend to develop cancer in the age group of 0 to 74 years, oncologists, at night of world cancer on Friday, has warned That a higher percentage of youth consuming tobacco means a large number of young populations are at risk of getting cancer before they even reach old age.
In the Northeast, around 45,200 new cancer cases were diagnosed every year, and Assam only contributed to 34,076 cases.
Health experts say that higher cancer incidents in the northeast are a reflection of increased tobacco consumption among adolescents and regional adolescents.
A previous study showed that in NE, tobacco users in the age group 13 to 15 ranged from 75.3% in Mizoram to 40.1% in Assam.
More worry Located in the recent study by Dr.
B Boroah Cancer Institute (BBCI), Guwahati, and Indian public health foundations, New Delhi, have revealed that there are additional environmental risks such as arsenic drinking water, which increases the risk of bile cancer (pittaashay) .
Such cancers among women in Kamrup Urban, which includes Guwahati, is the second highest in the world.
“We cannot return to the past and change behavior and practice, but for future generations, we can act now,” Researchers and epidemiologists, based in Guwahati, Dr.
Manigreeva Krishnatreya, told toi.
He insisted on having a dedicated school health program to curb tobacco threats among young people.
Krishnatreya said there was a prevalence of higher alcohol consumption among NE people, which further increased the risk of about five times.
“Among the heavy drinkers and tobacco users, the risk of getting oral, throat, and esophageal (food pipe) is 30 times higher than someone who does not drink and consume tobacco,” he added.
In the latest report from the Indian National Cancer Registry (NCRP) program, population-based cancer registration in northeast India shows the highest level of cancer incidence in men and women.
The Aizawl district of Mizoram has the highest incidence rate (206 new cases per one lakh population) among men.
One of the four women in the Papumpare district in Arunachal Pradesh and one in five women in Mizoram also tended to develop cancer in the age group of 0 to 74 years.
In Assam, among men, esophageal cancer (food pipes), throat, mouth and lung are very common.
Among women, breast cancer, cervical uterus, bile and mouth are generally visible.
“Throat, bile cancer and ovarian cancer among the urban kamrup women are the highest in this country.
Among men, the highest throat, bile and prostate among the Kumbrup district people in India,” Krishnatreya said.
According to NCRP, the Aizawl district (206) has the highest incidence and has around two times the incidence of Delhi (112).
Kamrup Assam Regency (190) has the second highest level followed by Mizoram (146) and East Hills Khasi (131).
Among women, the Aizawl district (174) has the highest level followed by Kamrup (151) and Mizoram (127).
“Overall, overcoming the control of cancer in NE will require a multi-disciplinary approach, from reducing the risk of cancer with tobacco control measures to early detection efforts with program screening.
For cancer screening programs, community active participation is always important to ensure the level of desirable success , “said Dr Amal Chandra Kataki, Director of BBCI, Guwahati.
On the occasion of World Cancer Day, a report on monitoring the survey of cancer risk factors and the health system response in the region will be released by Kataki.
This report was published by the National Center for Informatics and Disease Research under the Indian Medical Research Council.
Kataki said building a cancer risk factor oversight system is very important for tracking changes, implementing appropriate intervention, and evaluating the impact.