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According to a study conducted by the Department of Community Medicine, PGI, 'Age Adjusted Prevalence' of
confirmed cancer cases has been found to be significantly higher in Talwandi Sabo with 125 per 1,00,000 persons as compared to 72 in Chamkaur Sahib.
The findings have now been published in the International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health in its latest issue. “The study tried to assess the number of existing cases and cancer deaths that occurred in the last 10 years. It highlighted the poor quality of drinking water in the region with high levels of heavy metals and pesticides. We have recommended that cancer cases should be registered to establish the trend and to explain the role of pesticides and heavy metals. The study also recommended a multi-pronged strategy to discourage the indiscriminate use of pesticides and control the intake of alcohol and tobacco for cancer prevention," said Dr J S Thakur of the Department of Community Medicine, PGI.
As per the study, cancer of female reproductive system was more common in Talwandi Sabo, where death rate was also significantly higher with 52 per 1,00,000 persons as compared to 30 at Chamkaur Sahib. A comparison of the characteristics of randomly selected individuals from the villages where a cancer case existed or death due to it had occurred in the past two years revealed that involvement in cultivation, pesticide use, alcohol consumption and smoking were more common in Talwandi Sabo.
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