Several cancers linked to obesity and a sedentary lifestyle rose every year from 1999 through 2008, even as improved screening and a sharp decline in the number of smokers have helped push down the

Cancer killed 5,56,400 people across the country in 2010. The 30-69 age group accounted for 71 per cent (3,95,400) of the deaths. In 2010, cancer alone accounted for 8 per cent of the 2.5 million total male deaths and 12 per cent of the 16 million total female deaths in this age group. These are some of the findings of a paper published on March 28 in The Lancet.

The study found that 7,137 of the 1,22,429 deaths during 2001-2003 were due to cancer, corresponding to 5,56,400 cancer deaths in 2010. At nearly 23 per cent,

Cancer deaths accounted for six per cent of deaths across all ages, but among the 30-69 years age group this rose to eight per cent of the 25 lakh total male deaths and 12 per cent of the 16 lakh total female deaths.

In men aged between 30 and 69, the three most common fatal cancers were oral cancer (including lip and pharynx) accounting for 23 per cent of all cancer deaths, stomach cancer accounting for 13 per cent, and lung cancer (including trachea and larynx) at 11 per cent.

Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra together accounted for 25% of all cancer deaths in India last year.

Srinagar, March 25 -In order to discourage the use of tobacco products, the authorities have declared educational institutes of the summer capital of the state as “tobacco-free” zones.

Tobacco use kills one person every six seconds:
Rasika Somarathna
Secondhand smoke cause
* Lung cancer
* Heart disease
* Sudden infant death syndrome

In a study released by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, heavy diesel exhaust (DE) exposure might increase mortality rates from lung cancer.

No fresh taxes except on tobacco products y VAT on cooking gas, fertilisers goes y Sops for IT, science,