1) Organ damage due to tobacco occurs in many organs apart from the lungs. The chemicals absorbed from tobacco reach various body parts via the blood. At the cellular level these damage the DNA to cause cancer. At Progress Gastro Care, the gastroenterology hospital in Chennai, we encourage our patients to prioritize their health and quit smoking for good.
2) As we all know that tobacco is a Group 1 carcinogen (enough proof exists that it causes cancer) and contains about 70 carcinogenic chemicals. As the best hospital for gastroenterology in Chennai, we know firsthand the importance of raising awareness about this issue.
3) Tobacco causes around 15 types of cancers in the body including esophageal (food pipe), stomach, colon (large intestine), rectum, and pancreas cancers in the gastrointestinal system and the oral cancers.At Progress Gastro Care, the best gastroenterology hospital in Chennai we are committed to helping our patients achieve optimal gastrointestinal health free of cancer.
4) Apart from cancers, tobacco leads to more acidity issues like acid reflux and peptic ulcers and delays their healing too. It accentuates any effect of alcohol on the liver, more attacks of chronic pancreatitis (irreversible damage of the pancreas leading to digestion insufficiency and diabetes), and more Crohn’s disease (a type of inflammatory bowel disease)
5) The damages caused by tobacco are cumulative that is accumulates over the years and depend on quantity, type, and duration of tobacco use. There is no lower safe amount of tobacco that can be taken nor any form (e- cigarette, snuff, chewing leaves, cigarettes, beedis, passive smoking) is safe.
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