Anti-tobacco cyclothon in Mysuru on June 29
The HinduAn anti-tobacco Cyclothon will be held in Mysuru on June 29. Organized by Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology, the Cyclothon will commence from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple near the north gate of Mysuru palace and pass through Jayachamarajendra Circle, also known as Hardinge Circle, Gun House, and Mysuru City Corporation circle before returning to the starting point at Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple. said cigarette smoking is the number one risk factor accounting for a large percentage of lung cancer, besides causing cancer of mouth, nose, throat, larynx, esophagus, etc. Even smoking a few cigarettes a day or smoking occasionally increases the risk of lung cancer,” he said. While pointing out that tobacco is used in two forms – smoking forms through cigarettes, beedis, and smokeless forms through kaini and gutka – Dr. Sowmya said both forms are associated with cancers.
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