Tobacco in chewing form is a major cause of head and neck cancers, a study conducted here revealed. According to the study, 50 per cent of head and neck cancers are caused by the use of tobacco of which 96 per cent are caused by consumption of tobacco in chewing form. Conducted by one of
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Smoking for years has been linked to an array of health problems; it not only reduces the life expectancy but also damages almost every organ of the human body. But that is not all, a recent study has left all fathers in a pit, as the study states that men quite fond of smoking actually go on to
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SHOCKING STATISTICS ABOUT TOBACCO There are 12 Crores tobacco users in India i.e. every 9th Indian consumes tobacco. Sixteen percent are cigarette smokers, 44% are bidi smokers and 40% are tobacco chewers and snuffers in the form of Gutka, Mishri, Zarda, Khaini, Pan Masala, chewing the Betal Quid and snuffing Nasvar. Smokers have 20-25 times
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Why package cost for Oral Cancer treatment cannot be predetermined? Diagnosis of Oral cancer is hard enough without considering the direct and indirect costs associated with Oral cancer treatment. Beating your cancer is your first priority, but financial worries are often not far behind. Most Oral cancer patients fail to understand, why package cost for
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INTRODUCTION – Oral and pharyngeal cancers are considered an important part of the global burden of cancer. With about 500,000 new oral and pharyngeal cancers being diagnosed annually, three-quarters of these are from the developing world with about 65,000 cases from India. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arises in up to 90% of the cases. AIM
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