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World No-Tobacco Day: Rules Are In Place But No Enforcement?

World No-Tobacco Day: Rules Are In Place But No Enforcement?

by The Daily Eye Team June 1 2016, 11:52 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 25 secs

Every day, we witness some 10-15 cancer cases which are tobacco related, says Dr C. Ramesh. The Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology sees over 2,840 tobacco-related cancer cases every year. "Every day, we witness some 10-15 cancer cases which are tobacco related. Shockingly, 31% of all cancer cases registered at Kidwai are linked to tobacco and the proportion is high among males," said Dr C. Ramesh, Professor and HoD, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kidwai. Of around 18,000 cases registered, 9,000 are confirmed malignant, he said.

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