Chewing Tobacco Increases the Risk of Mouth Cancer by More than 19 Times in the Elderly, Says the Study

Financing cancer or fighting it: the real cost of tobacco

Introduction: Financing cancer or fighting it? Tobacco remains the single largest preventable cause of cancer worldwide, responsible for nearly 8 million deaths annually, including 1.2 million from exposure to secondhand smoke. Despite decades of public health efforts, global tobacco use continues to pose a significant threat to cancer prevention. The question remains: Are we truly Read more… Financing cancer or fighting it: the real cost of tob…

Chewing tobacco increases the risk of mouth cancer by more than 19 times in the elderly, says the study

Image only used for representative goal. | Photocredit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar It is known that the use of smokeless tobacco increases the risk of oral cancer. In a new study, researchers from the MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, have discovered that the risk of oral cancer due to chewing tobacco is particularly high […]

Chew on this: Smokeless tobacco increases oral cancer risk by over 19 times in elderly people

In people older than 60 years, smokeless tobacco increased the odds of developing oral cancer by 19.5 times compared to smoked tobacco That the use of smokeless tobacco increases the risk of oral cancer is well known. In a new study, researchers from the M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru have found that…