Mysore/Mysuru: More than 1.3 million people die of tobacco use every year in India and a majority of them are afflicted with cancer. The country, which is the second largest consumer of tobacco in the world, accounts for almost half of all oral cancers and the highest burden of tuberculosis globally.
Not surprisingly, smoking will kill 8 million people each year globally by 2030. Yet tobacco remains to be the single most widely available addictive substance, and can be easily purchased anywhere.
