Doctors, accompanied by hundreds of nursing college students and health freaks, walked around the city to create awareness on lung cancer, here on Saturday.
The walkathon, flagged off by Dr Shama Sundar, head of anatomy department of JSS University, passed through the main streets of the city before culminating at Kukkarahalli Lake.
Lokesh N, centre manager of Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology, said that their hospital treats around 2,500 lung cancer patients every year. "This shows that there is a rise in the number of cases, and this needs to be prevented."
"The incidence of lung cancer is strongly correlated with smoking. Major cases of lung cancers are a result of tobacco use, and the risk increases with smoking. Passive smoking (inhalation of tobacco smoke from smokers) is also an established risk factor. Air pollution and radiation are the other causes," he added.
The walkathon, flagged off by Dr Shama Sundar, head of anatomy department of JSS University, passed through the main streets of the city before culminating at Kukkarahalli Lake.
Lokesh N, centre manager of Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology, said that their hospital treats around 2,500 lung cancer patients every year. "This shows that there is a rise in the number of cases, and this needs to be prevented."
"The incidence of lung cancer is strongly correlated with smoking. Major cases of lung cancers are a result of tobacco use, and the risk increases with smoking. Passive smoking (inhalation of tobacco smoke from smokers) is also an established risk factor. Air pollution and radiation are the other causes," he added.
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