Aizawl, March 1 (IANS) Mizoram has the highest cancer incidence and mortality rates in India, with Aizawl district reporting an age-adjusted incidence rate of 269.4 per one lakh men, health officials said on Sunday. A senior Health and Family Welfare Department official said stomach and lung cancers are the leading causes of cancer in the state, largely driven by high tobacco and betel nut consumption, dietary habits, and genetic factors.The official said the Mizoram government signed an Externa…
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Aizawl, Dec 22 (IANS) Authorities in Mizoram have so far registered the biometric details of around 70 per cent of nearly 30,900 Myanmar nationals who have taken shelter in the state after fleeing their country in different phases following the military coup in February 2021, officials said on Monday. A Home Department official said that of around 30,900 Myanmar nationals who have sought refuge in Mizoram’s 11 districts, biometric enrolment has been completed for 21,330 persons, accounting for…