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Thursday, February 14, 2008

The Extreme Risks From Smoking That We Found Surprised


Smoking is killing nearly a million people a year in india exacting a higher toll than previously thought but allied problems are often different to those seen in the west according to research published on thursday.

The extreme risks from smoking that we found surprised us as smokers in india start at a later age than those in europe or america and smoke less said lead author prabhat jha of the toronto based centre for global health research.

He said the study was prompted by a lack of research into the nature of smoking in india and other developing countries. .

A study published in the new england journal of medicine shows indian smokers prefer traditional leaf wrapped hand rolled beedis to manufactured filter brands are more likely to die of tuberculosis than cancer and almost never quit.

The study said that more than half of indian smokers are illiterate and only percent ever quit and mostly only because they are too sick to continue.

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