Cancers caused by tobacco is highest among men from Kolkata and least among those from Mumbai, in the four metropolitan cities.
Among women, tobacco related cancers were highest in those from Chennai and least among women in Delhi.
Cancers caused by tobacco is highest among men from Kolkata and least among those from Mumbai, in the four metropolitan cities.
Among women, tobacco related cancers were highest in those from Chennai and least among women in Delhi.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research's "Cancer associated with the use of tobacco" report, nearly 44.4% of all cancers in men in Kolkata are because of tobacco followed by Chennai (41.4%), Delhi (39.4%) and Mumbai (39.2%).
Women from Chennai record the highest number of tobacco related cancers (15.2%) followed by Mumbai (13.5%), Kolkata (12.3%) and Delhi (11%).
Besides the four metropolitan cities, the burden of tobacco associated cancers is acute even in other cosmopolitan cities like Bangalore and Pune. Almost 35% of all cancers in men and 14.3% of all cancers in women from Bangalore are related to tobacco consumption.
In Pune, 39.3% of all cancers in men and 16.8% of all cancers in women are associated to tobacco.
However, among the 20 cancer registries surveyed, the burden of tobacco related cancers is most acute in Dibrugarh district in both men and women. Around 57% of all cancers in men here and 26.3% of all cancers in women in Dibrugarh were tobacco related.
Experts said, "In most societies smoking rates are higher for men than for women, but more men than women are giving up, and in some societies the number of female smokers is rising."
Director of medical oncology of AIIMS Dr Vinod Raina said, "One-third of all cancers in India is due to tobacco -- chewing or smoking. India needs to immediately strengthen its anti-tobacco programme and launch it across the country."
Tobacco kills nearly 5.7 million people worldwide each year, including 5.1 million people who die from their own smoking. The World Health Organisation says smoking is the world's leading cause of preventable death.
It causes 1 in 10 deaths among adults worldwide. At the current rate, the death toll is projected to reach more than 8 million annually by 2030 and a total of up to one billion deaths in the 21st century.
Second-hand tobacco smoke is equally dangerous to health.
In India, 34.6% of adults use tobacco in any form out of which 47.9% were male and 20.3% were female. There are more than 4,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, of which at least 250 are known to be harmful and more than 50 are known to cause cancer.
Women comprise about 20% of the world's more than 1 billion smokers. Both men and women who smoke are prone to cancer, heart disease and respiratory disease.
Experts say that 90% of all lung cancer deaths in women smokers are attributable to smoking. Women who smoke have an increased risk for other cancers, including cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx (voice box), esophagus, pancreas, kidney, bladder, and uterine cervix.
Among women, tobacco related cancers were highest in those from Chennai and least among women in Delhi.
Cancers caused by tobacco is highest among men from Kolkata and least among those from Mumbai, in the four metropolitan cities.
Among women, tobacco related cancers were highest in those from Chennai and least among women in Delhi.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research's "Cancer associated with the use of tobacco" report, nearly 44.4% of all cancers in men in Kolkata are because of tobacco followed by Chennai (41.4%), Delhi (39.4%) and Mumbai (39.2%).
Women from Chennai record the highest number of tobacco related cancers (15.2%) followed by Mumbai (13.5%), Kolkata (12.3%) and Delhi (11%).
Besides the four metropolitan cities, the burden of tobacco associated cancers is acute even in other cosmopolitan cities like Bangalore and Pune. Almost 35% of all cancers in men and 14.3% of all cancers in women from Bangalore are related to tobacco consumption.
In Pune, 39.3% of all cancers in men and 16.8% of all cancers in women are associated to tobacco.
However, among the 20 cancer registries surveyed, the burden of tobacco related cancers is most acute in Dibrugarh district in both men and women. Around 57% of all cancers in men here and 26.3% of all cancers in women in Dibrugarh were tobacco related.
Experts said, "In most societies smoking rates are higher for men than for women, but more men than women are giving up, and in some societies the number of female smokers is rising."
Director of medical oncology of AIIMS Dr Vinod Raina said, "One-third of all cancers in India is due to tobacco -- chewing or smoking. India needs to immediately strengthen its anti-tobacco programme and launch it across the country."
Tobacco kills nearly 5.7 million people worldwide each year, including 5.1 million people who die from their own smoking. The World Health Organisation says smoking is the world's leading cause of preventable death.
It causes 1 in 10 deaths among adults worldwide. At the current rate, the death toll is projected to reach more than 8 million annually by 2030 and a total of up to one billion deaths in the 21st century.
Second-hand tobacco smoke is equally dangerous to health.
In India, 34.6% of adults use tobacco in any form out of which 47.9% were male and 20.3% were female. There are more than 4,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, of which at least 250 are known to be harmful and more than 50 are known to cause cancer.
Women comprise about 20% of the world's more than 1 billion smokers. Both men and women who smoke are prone to cancer, heart disease and respiratory disease.
Experts say that 90% of all lung cancer deaths in women smokers are attributable to smoking. Women who smoke have an increased risk for other cancers, including cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx (voice box), esophagus, pancreas, kidney, bladder, and uterine cervix.
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