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ITANAGAR, Sep 3: Cancer has emerged as one of the top five leading causes of death in Arunachal Pradesh.
According to the report by the National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP), 1 out of every 4 persons in Papumpare district had a possibility of developing cancer in a lifetime in the age group 0-74 years. The leading sites of cancer among men include cancers of the stomach, liver, lung and oseophagus. In women--cervix, stomach and breast comprise the leading cancer sites. 
The cancer data is collected through Population Based Cancer Registry situated in Tomo Riba Institute of Health & Medical Sciences Hospital, Naharlagun and Bakin Pertin General Hospital, Pasighat. The Population Based Cancer Registry were established in 2011 with 40 and 65 sources of registrations respectively.
This survey was undertaken as a part of cancer research in the North East Region (CaRes NER), a multidisciplinary programme run by the ICMR-NCDIR, Bengaluru to prevent and control cancer in the north-eastern states. It aims to create a baseline database of cancer and other Non Communicable Disease-related risk factors that can be compared in future surveys, which would help establish an NCD risk factor surveillance program.

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Kenter Joya Riba

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