Fig. 13.1
Gastrointestinal cancers in different parts of India
Salient features of the review:
Esophageal cancer is highest in northeastern region of India than other parts of the world for both males and females.
According to northeastern registries, gastric cancer is highest in Mizoram than the rest of the states in India.
Gallbladder cancer is highest along the Gangetic belt in northern India.
Colorectal cancer is more in southern and northeastern India as compared to western and eastern India.
Liver cancer incidence is higher in Kolkata than in other Indian cancer registries.
Incidence of pancreatic cancer is low in India.
Squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal is an underrecognized malignancy in India.
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