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Students warned against hazards of smoking

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Maharagama will launch a cancer awareness program islandwide shortly to educate schoolchildren on the hazards of cigarette smoking.

According to reports over 18,000 new cancer patients seek treatment at the NCI every year and the majority of them are affected with cancer due to cigarette smoking.

Dr. Samadhi Rajapaksa of the NCI told the Sunday Observer that over 75 percent of oral and lung cancer was caused due to cigarette smoking and tobacco consumption and it is now time for responsible officials to take tough action in this regard.

Although there was a significant drop in cigarette smoking among the younger generation it is the duty of teachers and parents to create awareness on the hazards of cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption.

Dr. Rajapaksa who compared a cigarette to a cyanide capsule warned schoolchildren to avoid being even in the vicinity of smokers.

Passive smoking could cause even heart attacks and strokes apart from lung, oral and breast cancer. He cautioned teachers and parents to keep a close eye on male students who could get addicted easily to smoking and other tobacco related products, since tobacco is generally recognised as the country’s number one killer. Dr. Rajapaksa thanked the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol, Chairman Prof. Carlo Fonseka for enforcing the ban on the sale of tobacco related products in close proximity to schools.

 

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