Keeping this in mind, an NGO and some cancer experts have started a campaign in the State to create awareness about the dangers of consumption of tobacco.
Painting a grim picture, Tomcha said that roughly 25 million people suffer from the dreaded disease worldwide and India alone accounts for nearly 2.5 million of them.
He said a sizeable portion of the male population in Manipur also suffers from lung cancer and women breast cancer mainly due to their food habits and unhealthy lifestyle.