31/05/2026
*World No To***co Day 2026 – Awareness Message*
`31st May 2026 | Theme: Unmasking the Appeal`
Today is *World No To***co Day*.
To***co doesn’t just stain teeth. It kills.
`1 person dies every 4 seconds from to***co`
In India: `1.3 million deaths every year` from cancer, heart attack, stroke, COPD.
The truth to***co companies hide:
1. *No safe form* – Cigarette, bidi, gutka, e-cigarette, hookah… all damage your lungs, mouth, throat, heart.
2. *Cancer starts early* – Mouth & lung cancer risk begins within years, not decades.
3. *Secondhand smoke kills too* – Your family, especially children, breathe the same poison.
4. *Quitting works at ANY age* – 20 min after last cigarette: BP drops. 1 year: Heart risk cuts by half. 10 years: Lung cancer risk drops 50%.
*To my patients & everyone reading this:*
Your life is worth more than a 5-minute ni****ne hit. If you smoke, chew, or v**e - today is day 1 to quit.
Choose life. Choose your family. Choose NO TO***CO.
Dr Ramesh Rathore
(DM medical oncology,
ECMO)
Assistant professor
GCRI Ahmedabad
