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World No Tobacco Day 2007

Each year May 31 is commemorated as "World No Tobacco Day". This year, CAN-STOP is organising a series of events co-inciding with this. The aim is to generate awareness about the health effects of tobacco and smoking.

Today, tobacco consumption has become integrated and accepted in our cultural milieu. Addiction to nicotine in tobacco is established in most tobacco users during the teenage years. Health consequences due to tobacco consumption has become a major public health problem, causing loss of quality of life as well as decreased productivity at the work place. Tobacco is the biggest preventable cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. In India, it is responsible for half of all cancers in men and a quarter of all cancers in women. India also has the highest rates of oral cancer in the world.

All a Bout Cancer

ABC 2006

The highlights of this exhibition include stalls on Women's cancer, Liver, Stomach & Colon cancer, Brain, Prostate & Lung Cancer, Oral cancer and Tobacco facts, Blood cancer, Cancer Prevention and medicine, Palliative Care, Counselling, Diet & Nutrition. Highly competent target group members will man all the stalls. All the stalls display information on cancer, diet and nutrition with special emphasis on aspects to healthy living. At the same time a number of seminars will also be conducted.

Sundaram Medical Foundation

Sundaram Medical Foundation (SMF) was established in 1990 as a 'Not for Profit echohospital, following in the best traditions of medical services. It was set up through the help of M/s Sundaram Finance group of companies, an organization from the 'House of TVS'.