Question : HIGH INCIDENCE OF CANCER IN ALAPPUZHA



(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?

Answer given by the minister


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.