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Growth of cancerous tissue in the mouth is referred to as oral cancer. In men, oral cancer represents 4% of total cancers whereas in women the figure touches 2%. Majority of oral cancers affect the outer layer of mucous membrane covering the oral cavity.

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Government to Impose Countrywide Ban on Smokeless Tobacco Products
medindia 8870 Posts 17 regional cancer centers in India have urged the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, to impose a countrywide ban on the sale of tobacco products like gutka and pan masala. Following which the Supreme Court of India is soon considering to impose a total ban on gutka and other forms of smokeless tobacco products....Read More
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if Government will impose ban on the manufacture of tobacco that will b much better because the people using these smokeless tobacco products will switch to cigarettes or in other words they will switch from oral cancer to lung cancer.

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