Despite a ban on tobacco-mixed gutka in Madhya Pradesh, state's population is one of the worst affected, going by data on prevalence of tobacco use versus tobacco-related cancers.

KOLKATA: Does the role of tobacco in causing cancer needs further scrutiny?

Amid apprehensions that the new pictorial warnings on all tobacco products may be disregarded by various players, Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) on Thursday said the tobacco industry

A staggering 2,400 fresh cancer cases are reported in Hyderabad every year, according to preliminary data gathered under the centrally-funded Population Based Cancer Registry (PBCR).

Over eight million people died of the disease in 2012

The government cancer hospital (GCH) in Aurangabad, which is catering to the patients from Marathwada as well as several neighbouring districts, has recorded around 10% rise in new cancer cases eve

With a million new cases being reported every year, cancer seems to be tightening its grip in India.

The 21st Century should be the last phase for tobacco-related deaths and diseases, said Dr Nikhil Gupta, a medical researcher and Kangra district AIDS programme officer here on Friday.

The incidence of oral cancer is the highest in Odisha among States due to widespread intake of tobacco products in various forms.