Blog - Ruby General Hospital, Kolkata

We all know that consumption of tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide and also a key factor in lung cancer, heart attack and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Since tobacco contains nicotine, which is addictive, it makes the process of quitting often very prolonged and difficult. On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day (31 st May, 2024), Ruby Cancer Centre , a unit of Ruby General Hospital, Kolkata, had organized a colourful walk on 30 th May, 2024, to encourage people in quitting tobacco and fighting the tobacco epidemic . Ruby Cancer Care and Research Foundation , had also been a part of this event and shared on what you can do, make a pledge and take various actions to reduce the impact that Head and Neck cancer has on individuals, families and communities. There were more than 350 participants in the rally and cancer survivours, who are the real celebrities had been felicitated by the celebrities of other fields and eminent personalities. Qu