ISLAMABAD: As many as 4,000 dangerous chemicals in tobacco are the cause of many diseases like cancer, Consultant Pulmonologist Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital) said.
Around 180,000 cancer cases are reported in Pakistan every year as per Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine.
Imposing a 30 per cent tax on tobacco in the next 10 years could reduce the cost of cancer at Shaukat Khanum Hospital by 50 per cent.
Sana Ullah Ghumman, General Secretary of Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH), said that one of the deadliest diseases of NCDs is cancer, one of the major causes of which is smoking that continues to increase gradually,
One hundred and eighty thousand cases of cancer are reported in Pakistan every year. The cost of patients undergoing treatment at Shaukat Khanum Hospital, which is active in cancer treatment, could be reduced by 50 per cent if 30 per cent tax on tobacco is introduced in the next ten years.
Addressing a meeting of General Secretary of PANAH Sana Ullah Ghumman said that cancer is treated in dangerous diseases.About 70% of all cancer deaths occur in the least developed regions of the world.According to the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center (SKMCH & RC) Department, designed for cancer patients, liver, lung and mouth cancers in all age groups from 1994 to 2019 have been diagnosed with various types of cancers. Listed,
According to one study, 27% of cancers are caused by tobacco use. Avoiding tobacco can significantly reduce the risk of lung and oral cancer.By working together on cancer, the goal of reducing the number of premature deaths from cancer and other diseases by one-third by 2030 can be achieved.3.7 million people can be saved from cancer by adopting effective strategies to prevent cancer.
According to a recent report of the Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (KIRAN), 180,000 cancer cases are reported in Pakistan every year.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, with an estimated 27 million cancer cases by 2030, with 17 million deaths and 75 million people are likely to be affected,
According to the Health and Nutrition, Finance Division, Government of Pakistan, one of the deadliest diseases of NCDs is cancer.
According to Dr. Fahim Mehmood Butt, Consultant Pulmonologist, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital, 60 out of 4000 dangerous chemicals in tobacco cause cancer.
According to an international Researches , Tax enforcement is an effective way to reduce the consumption of anything, which government missionaries will have to think carefully about.
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