North Goa in 2nd slot on breast cancer NEW DELHI, NOV 24 North Goa follows Chandigarh in the dubious distinction of being highest in district-wise incidence of breast cancer in the country. Delhi has the highest age adjusted rate (AAR) among States in the country on the incidence of breast cancer, as per the National Cancer Registry of the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), according to a report in Indian Express, Chandigarh edition.
“However, the district-wise comparisons of minimum age adjusted incidence rates (MAARs) shows that at least four districts - led by Chandigarh and followed by North Goa, Aizawl in Mizoram and Panchkula in Haryana - had higher MAARs than that of Delhi. This shows that North Goa has a much higher incidence of breast cancer compared to most other districts in the country. To tackle this situation, the Chandigarh administration is to procure a vehicle costing approximately Rs 1 crore with in-built facilities for mammography, collecting samples for FNAC and an automatic processor for development of the mammography film, operated by a team of medical persons as well as motivated women, possibly a non-govermental organization (NGO) of breast cancer survivors. Goa has no plans yet to tackle the situation. http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=30328&cid=2
