Global Sustainability Alliance experts express concern over India's growing cancer rates, ET HealthWorld
In India, an estimated 1.4 million cancer cases were recorded in the same year, while one in nine citizens could develop cancer in their lifetime. Tobacco-related cancers accounted for 27% of the country's cancer burden in 2020, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research. While WHO applauds the county's tobacco control polices, India remains the second largest consumer & producer of tobacco.
Source: indiatimes.com
