Tobacco-related cancers in India

“Among all the Tobacco-Related Cancers (TRC), the esophagus, lung, hypopharynx, and mouth are the leading sites for both males and females. Males in the Northeast region had the highest risk 1 in 27 of developing esophageal cancer, 1 in 67 for cancer of lungs and hypopharynx, followed by 1 in 143 for both mouth and tongue cancers. Females also had the highest risk of esophagus and lungs (1 in 63 females) and cancer of the mouth (1 in 250) in the Northeast region. The proportion of TRC in comparison of all cancer ranged from 11–25% for men and 3–18% for women.”

Read the full article here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5027787

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