07/02/2026
Episode 13: Most people associate to***co with lung cancer.
The reality is far more dangerous.
In this episode of the STAR Knowledge Series, Dr. Chinna Babu Dracham and Dr. Anusha Mandava, Consultants in Radiation Oncology at STAR Hospitals, explain how both smoking and smokeless to***co are linked to multiple cancers including head and neck, gastrointestinal, bladder, gynecological, and pancreatic cancers.
From gutkha and pan to ci******es and s***f, to***co exposes the body to several carcinogens that damage organs simultaneously, often affecting younger adults with aggressive disease and long-term quality-of-life impact.
When it comes to to***co, there is no safe organ and no safe form.