Government Should Ban Production of Tobacco Related Products: Guhan

Government Should Ban Production of Tobacco Related Products: GuhanAs the government has been taking stern steps to put the tobacco products out of reach of the common masses and with the injunction of ‘Gutka and Pan Masala’, health professionals are of the view that the mortality rate related to cancer will fall down.

The health department classified certain items as tobacco products but, people continued purchasing such products due to easy accessibility and the health regulators were incapable of checking the sale of such substances.

Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Oncology and Research Director P. Guhan stated that the word tobacco is itself dangerous and its presence in any products makes the product dangerous for the consumer.

Guhan stated that the government needs to implement the plans more strictly and the production of the tobacco products should be halted before its sale, as the trading comes after production.

He said that if the ban is laid out successfully than the cancer cases which develop due to the intake of tobacco can be reduced. This will ensure better health standards for the citizens.

The most depressing part is that the young people become addicted to these Pan Masala and Gutka, and end up in an oral cancer diagnose, he added.