Not Just Lungs, Smoking Affects Every Cell Of Human Body
Kumar said that the first hand
smoke and second hand smoke both are equally harmful for health.
Expressing concerns on rising
smoking habits among women, she said that it may result into infertility, cases
of which is also rising these days. Also, smoking may lead to premature
birth.
People generally think that
smoking affects lungs only, but the case is different, it affects every parts
and is one of the important risk factors for growing numbers cases related to
autoimmune diseases, Kumar said while speaking on the prevention of deaths
caused by tobacco on the occasion of World Health Day.
The event was organized by
Tobacco Free India.
Dr Vishal Rao of HCG, Bangalore
said that the reason for the rapidly increasing cases of oral cancer in India
is tobacco products.
To save the lives of 13 lakh Indians annually, it is need of the hour that the strictness on tobacco products should be increased, said eminent economist and BJP's national spokesperson Gopal Krishna Agarwal.
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