(a) whether the Government has conducted any study on high incidence of cancer in the Alappuzha
district of Kerala; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and outcome thereto?
(a) whether the Government has conducted any study on high incidence of cancer in the Alappuzha
district of Kerala; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and outcome thereto?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE
(SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)
(a)&(b) : No, Sir. There is no recorded evidence to show that the cancer incidence is increasing in Alappuzha
district.The limited data available for the year 2001-02 with Cancer Atlas project of Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR) reported crude rate of 21.07 in Alappuzha district as compared to 38.5 in thirteen other districts
of Kerala.