India Fights Addictive “Path to Death”

Despite powerful opposition from a billion-dollar industry, India continues to make progress in banning gutka — a deadly form of chewing tobacco that is fueling the country's oral cancer epidemic.

According to a story by Reuters,…
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Efforts to Ban Cancer-Causing Gutka Gain Momentum in India

There is growing momentum in India to ban gutka, a form of chewing tobacco flavored with spices and sweeteners that is a major cause of oral cancer in the country. TAGS:

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Ban on Smokeless Gutka Gains Ground in India

A growing number of states in India have banned or are considering bans on smokeless gutka, a cancer-causing cocktail of flavored smokeless tobacco and additives. Extremely cheap and easily purchased by children and teenagers, an TAGS:

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First India Cancer Study Shows Clear Link to Tobacco

The first nationwide study of cancer in India shows the clear link between the nation’s urgent tobacco problem and cancer rates. The study published in TAGS:

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Smokeless Tobacco Users in India Cry “Enough!”

Posted by: Rajika Jayatilake, Associate Director, International Communications

Hundreds of thousands of victims of smokeless tobacco are raising their voices against a regional product—gutka—that is responsible…
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