Leaders in oncology from across the country have for the first time come together to join the war against smokeless tobacco, believed to be behind 96% of oral cancer cases in India.
The heads of 17 regional cancer centres, including the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), have urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ban smokeless tobacco products.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/doctors-go-war-gutka-under-fire
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-mumbai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tobacco
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tobacco-related-cancer
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
