New Delhi, May 31 (UNI) In the coming 24 hours, 2,739 people will lose their lives due to cancer caused by use of tobacco and other tobacco products, according to official data.
General perception about smokeless or chewing tobacco is that it is safer than cigarettes and bidis, as it does not cause heart disease, but according to experts, tobacco consumed in any form is injurious to health.
Using tobacco whether in form of smoking or chewing causes cancer, heart diseases and other severe ailments.