GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research holds free oral cancer screening camp
A panel discussion titled 'Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing Industry Tactics on Tobacco and Nicotine Products,' was held.
Tobacco control is not just a health issue and it's a legal, social and economic imperative, the speakers said.
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