Equipped with the state–of–the art equipment and manned by highly qualified and dedicated oncologists, Mizoram State Cancer Institute (MSCI) is all set to become one of the destinations of cancer patients from across the country.

The rise in number of cancer cases in Mizoram over the years has been extremely disturbing. In fact, the reason behind this rise in number of cancer cases in this tiny hill state is apparently due to extensive use tobacco and tobacco products by the people here.

Over the years, the state government and individuals alike have spent huge amount of money on treatment of cancer as most the cancer patients had to be taken to centres like Mumbai, Delhi, Vellore, Kolkata, Guwahati and other metros as there is neither cancer treatment equipment nor qualified doctors to treat cancer patients in Mizoram.