SHILLONG, Oct. 5 -- Cancer is a major concern for the entire North East with 150-200 cases per lakh compared to national average of 80-110 cases per lakh population. Of the total number of cancer cases in the region, throat cancer constitutes an alarming 30-40 per cent cases. Mizoram leads the number of cases with Arunachal Pradesh at second and Nagaland and Meghalaya at third and fourth place, respectively.Throat cancer accounts for as much as 30-60 per cent of all cancer cases in Assam.

Cancer in forming of cells means abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells in the body. The cancer of the throat involes malignant tumors (growths) on the vocal cord, voice box (Larynx) or other areas throat.

Approximately 90 per cent of throat cancer ...