High consumption of tobacco in Mumbai care physicians

One in three adults in Bombay to use tobacco on a regular basis. Moreover, one of the ten most likely will die a premature death, if the current pattern continues. The latest statistics presented at the Tata Memorial Hospital says that in the 20500000-strong population of Mumbai and neighboring areas (including Tang and Mumbai), around six million people use tobacco in a cigarette or gutka.If immediate steps are not taken to control the use, about two million people are likely to die prematurely in the working age group in the near future. Caused a terrible picture of about 7400 doctors in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai, support anti-tobacco campaign under the auspices of the Association of Medical Consultants. Activists say consultants can convince the patient to give up tobacco habits at an early stage and prevent its culmination in the development of cancer. "When a patient comes to the doctor for having, as usual, the heat or cold, he can get advice against tobacco use. When the poor, the sick and vulnerable, therefore, will understand the importance of the fall of the habit is much better than if it was advised in another place, "said Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi, surgical oncologist at Tata Memorial Hospital. Thus, the patient will now read about the dangers of tobacco use on posters in the waiting area outside the room of consulting a doctor, and then "opportunistic counseling" inside. According to experts, tobacco is the main reason 90% of diseases affecting the mouth, 60% of cardiovascular disease, 50% of cancers and 20% of all deaths. Not only is chewing gutka and smoking, but the proximity to the smoker (also known as passive smoking) is also a deadly practice, doctors say. According to Global Survey of adult tobacco (GATS), which was made in India in 2009-2010, 31.4% of the population of Maharashtra is using tobacco in one form or another. What is scary is that drug addiction creates in people who started using tobacco before the age of 15 years. "In addition to 27 different diseases that are caused by tobacco, smokers are also used at an increased risk of such diseases," said Dr Surendra Shastri, head of preventive oncology at Tata Memorial Hospital. "Physicians should play an active role in tobacco control. As physicians, we must also prevent the cause of the disease. We asked all members to advise patients against tobacco use," said Dr. Kishore Adyanthaya, president of the Association of Medical Consultants.