J’khand logs 35,000-40,000 cancer cases each yr, tobacco behind most oral cancer cases: NHM | Ranchi News

Ranchi: Jharkhand reports around 35,000-40,000 cancer patients annually, with 40%-45% of them suffering from oral cancer primarily caused by tobacco consumption. This was stated by the director of Jharkhand chapter of the National Health Mission (NHM), Shashi Prakash Jha, during a programme on tobacco control organised on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day on…

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Tobacco key hurdle in TB elimination: NTEP official | Mysuru News

Tobacco users are nearly twice as likely to develop active TB, while continued tobacco use during treatment increases the risk of treatment failure, relapse and death nearly threefold Mysuru: Emphasising the interlinked nature of the twin public health challenges, National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) deputy director Dr Anil said, “We cannot eliminate TB while tobacco…

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