Spread of oral cancer in the country has assumed gigantic proportion with one people dying in the country every six hours due to this disease, according to report from the Indian Dental Association. Given a very high prevalence rate of this disease, a total ban on tobacco and tobacco related products appears to be the only way to curb spread of oral cancer which is almost contributing to 40 per cent of all cancer related disease in the country with north-eastern states mostly affected. High prevalence of smokers and widespread use of other chewable tobacco products are major contributors to oral cancer in the country. It is high time, government took a serious note of the enormity of this disease and initiate remedial measures to checkmate growth of oral cancer in the country.
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