What is Cancer? How smoking and tobacco can be injurious to our health? (1)

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CANCER WE MUST WIN IN OUR LIFETIME
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Why is tobacco so bad?

• Tobacco is toxic to your body.
• Tobacco is addictive. Once you start using it
  your body starts needing it.
• Each time you smoke a cigarette/Beedi ,chew
  gutka you are taking away 20 minutes of your
  life.
• Tobacco can kill you! It causes cancer

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What is Cancer?
All types of cancer has to do with the cells that
make up all human beings. Think of cells as the
building blocks for our bodyour bones, muscles,
organs, skin are all made up of cells. Cancer
happens when cells that are not normal grow and
spread very quickly
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Why do people smoke and chew?

• Advertisements make it look attractive
• Peer pressure
• Some people think it helps with weight control
• Some people think it helps reduce stress
• Their parents do it
• Rebellion

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What is Smoking???
Smoking refers to the inhalation and exhalation
of fumes from burning tobacco in cigars,
cigarettes and pipes.
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Know the Facts About Alcohol!

• Alcohol is a contributing factor in at least half
  of all murders, suicides, and car accidents.
• Heavy drinking along with drunk driving increases
  your chances of serious injury or death.
• Heavy drinking along with sex increases your
  chances of getting a sexually transmitted disease
  (STD) and HIV or AIDS.
• Heavy drinking is also linked with physical
  fighting, destroyed property, school and job
  problems, and trouble with law enforcement
  authorities.

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Harmful Effects of Smoking Drinking

• Lung, throat, stomach, and
• bladder cancer
• Heart disease
• Stroke
• Emphysema
• Increased risk of infections like bronchitis and
  pneumonia.

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WHY TEENAGERS SHOULDNT GET ADDICT OF TOBACCO

• -Bad skin(skin tumor)
• -Bad breath
• -Bad-smelling clothes and hair
• -Reduced athletic performances
• -Increased risk of illnesses
• -Greater risk of injuries and
• slower healing time

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Take a look at how unrealistic ads are

• How long will that woman have beautiful skin
  and gorgeous teeth if she keeps smoking
  Drinking?

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• Are you really more of a man if you smoke or
  Drink ? What girl is going to kiss you with that
  stinky breath?

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Myths About Cancer

• It increases after biopsy
• It spreads by touching
• It only attacks the old aged
• All cancers are genetic
• Small Cut ,or fracture can cause cancer
• Stress can cause cancer
• Cancer causes pain
• Cancer is incurable
• Cancer means death
• A tumor means cancer
• Breast cancer is common only to females.

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Rick Bender was a Major League baseball player
who lost half of his face due to chewing tobacco.
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What the ads should really say
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Reality check----------
This is what smokers really look like
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Is this attractive?
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Effects of smoking and tobacco Chewing
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Effects of Alcohol Use
Bleeding Pancreas of an Alcoholic, hes now dead!
How do you think these people turned out?
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steps to Quit Tobacco/Alcohol

• Step 1 Prepare to Quit
• Step 2 Find Medication to Help You Quit
• Step 3 Surviving Your First Week

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Im young. This stuff wont happen to me for a
long time.

• You may think that you are young and these
  problems only occur when you get old, but it all
  starts when you start smoking/Chewing . You are
  probably already feeling the effects.
• Teen tobacco users have a harder time competing
  in sports because of shortness of breath,
  decreased circulation, and rapid heart rate.
• Smokers are more likely to miss a big game
  because they get sick more often with colds, flu,
  bronchitis, and pneumonia.

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Physical symptoms you may have after quitting

• Headaches or stomachaches
• Crabbiness, jumpiness, depression
• Lack of energy
• Dry mouth or sore throat
• Desire to pig out
• The symptoms will pass so be patient and dont
  sneak a smoke or a chew or you will have to deal
  with the symptoms longer.

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Once you start, its hard to stop

• Quit smoking/
• Chewing/Drinking
• NOW!!!

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We must remember that Oral Cancer is the most
common cancer in men and even the young adults
are being diagnosed with Oral Cancer. However,
Oral Cancer Treatment is possible today and we
can avoid that by giving up tobacco, smoking and
alcohol.
Thank You..!!