Tobacco Related Cancer Incidence - A Time Travel Comparative Analysis Before And After Implementation Of National Tobacco Control Programme In India

Abstract

India's responsibility towards the arrangement, and progressively successful reduction in the usage of tobacco under “Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act” (COTPA) and “Framework Convention for Tobacco Control” (FCTC) prompted the introduction of the National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) in 2007–2008. This study aimed to compare the incidence of tobacco related cancers before and after implementation of NTCP in India. All the sources which have the statistics on cancer incidence in India were identified and the data was extracted to compare the cancer incidences. Secondary data from the sources such as National Cancer Control Registry, Global adult tobacco survey report etc. were collected and tabulated. The results showed that the usage of smokeless tobacco has decreased to 17.6% in 2015 after the implementation of NTCP from 23.4% in 2005. Same way the prevalence in the usage of smoked tobacco has reduced considerably from 18.3% in 2005 to 11.9% in 2009 after the implementation of NTCP. In Mumbai, the number of cancer patients due to tobacco usage has decreased from 7642 to 3625. But in Chennai, the total number have increased from 2000- 2014. By the analysis of incidence of tobacco related cancers and tobacco consumption in India, it is evident that the usage of tobacco products both smoke and smokeless tobacco consumption have decreased after the implementation of NTCP. KEYWORDS: National Tobacco Control Program, tobacco related cancers, Comparison, Tobacco, India