According to GLOBOCAN 2018 data, in 2018 there were 11,57,294 new cancer cases in India in both men and women, 7,84,821 deaths and 22,58,208 people living with cancer (within 5 years of diagnosis)

The recent cancer statistics of Manipur shows that The probability of developing lung cancer is highest in both the genders (1 in every 58 males and 1 in every 63 females), followed by stomach cancer in males (1 in every 177 males) and breast cancer in females (1 in every 95 females).

Among males, the proportion of lung cancer (18.9%) is the most, followed by stomach cancer (6.9%) and cancer of the nasopharynx (6.2%). In females, the breast is a leading cancer site (15.4%) followed by lung (14.4%) and cervix uteri (9.5%).

There is a significant increase in annual percent change for cancer in all sites among females (APC=1.5), while for males-a significant decline has been witnessed the APC (-0.6). The rise in breast cancer incidence (APC=4.5) is observed in females, while among males, there has been a significant decrease in stomach cancer APC (-4.9).