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In 2016, cancer incidence rate in India was 106.6 per 1 lakh people, while in Kerala it is 135.3 per 1 lakh people. Even mortality and disability rates due to cancer are high in the southern state, a new study shows.The death rate for both sexes due to cancer was highest in Mizoram, followed by Kerala and Haryana. KOCHI: The highest number of cancer cases in India is detected from Kerala, followed by Mizoram , Haryana, Delhi and Karnataka, while it is the lowest in Bihar . Also, Kerala has well-established cancer care centres and cancer registry,” said Nandakumar, co-author of the study funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, ICMR and Union ministry of health and family welfare.Rajeev Sadanandan, secretary, health, said the factor that influences incidence of cancer the most is age. Our detection is also high,” he said.The study analysed variations in cancer burden across India using 42 populationbased cancer registries and the nationwide sample registration system to estimate the incidence of 28 types of cancer in every state from 1999 to 2016..