Browsing by Subject "Smoking"
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BMI perception of undergraduate students on caffeine intake, smoking and physical exercise
(Brac University, 2020-01)Obesity is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. As being overweight and obese makes an individual vulnerable to other likely associated chronic and life-long diseases. It is obvious now-a-days, ... -
Current perspectives on cancer prevention strategies: implications for Bangladesh
(BRAC Univeristy, 2016-09)Cancer is a very complex disease. Many cancers remain incurable. However, risk of cancer can be reduced through appropriate measures. Good lifestyle choices like having a healthy diet, regular physical activity,reducing ... -
Impact of tobacco smoking, betel quid chewing and alcohol consumption habits in patients with oral cavity cancer in Bangladesh
(© 2017, Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2017)Background and Objective: Worldwide cancer is an important public health problem. Tobacco smoking, betel quid chewing and alcohol consumption are closely linked with the oral cavity cancer. Therefore, the aim of this study ... -
Physician’s attitude towards smoking: a survey based study in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2018-09)According to the World Health Organization (WHO), smoking is the major cause of death throughout the world. In order to understand the physician’s attitude towards smoking, we devised various statements and questions for ... -
A review on health consequences of smoking and its prevention
(BRAC University, 2018-12)Like most people, we all heard how dangerous smoking is for health. However, we do not understand the bad effects entirely. Cigarettes are made of Tobacco that contains nicotine, which is an extremely addictive drug that ... -
Score based risk assessment of lung cancer and its evaluation for Bangladeshi people
(© 2014 Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention, 2014)Background: The problem of cancer, especially lung cancer, is very acute in Bangladesh. The present study was conducted to evaluate the risk of lung cancer among Bangladeshi people based on hereditary, socio-economic and ...
