Oral cancer affects mouth areas and sometimes extends to the throat. Tobacco and alcohol are major causes. HPV infection is a growing conce...

A study in the Journal of Medical Microbiology warns of increased cancer risks associated with regular use of Listerine Cool Mint mouthwash...

India accounts for about one-third of oral cancer cases in the world. About 30 per cent of cancer cases in India tend to be oral cancer.

In 2020, oral and lip cancer was the most common form of cancer in men in India.

Mohammed Shiraj (62), a resident of Agra, was addicted to tobacco. As his family members objected to his habit, he switched over to 'manjan...

Tobacco contains many chemical substances such as nicotine, carbon monoxide and tar and potential carcinogen.

India sees about one lakh new cases of oral cancer every year, according to an ICMR study.

The use of tobacco, the leading cause of preventable death, has for the first time begun to decline across country.

The Delhi government has also asked the actors to join its anti-tobacco campaign to save the lives of lakhs of people who die due to oral c...

An alarming 30% of the Indian population use some form of tobacco. Two days from now, when everyone takes a pledge to fight this addiction,...

Large graphic warnings have proved highly effective in warning people about the health hazards of tobacco, irrespective of the audience's l...

"Glycotherapy is useful for those with drug resistant tumour. Less toxification is the beauty of this therapy", said the expert.

The report says that there is sufficient evidence to conclude that smokeless tobacco causes oral cancer, esophageal cancer and pancreatic c...

"Cases of the disease and deaths resulting from it in rural areas and among the poorer sections of society are hardly registered."

Chief Ministers of 11 states in India have pledged their support to Voice of Tobacco Victims (VOTV), a national campaign against chewing to...

For the first time, India is planning to introduce "tobacco control and cessation" into the curriculum of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS).

Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss said on Tuesday that a national regulatory authority (NRA) would be set up to ensure the effective implem...