A National anti-tobacco information and educational campaign timed to World Health Day “World No-Smoking Day. Cancer Prevention” is held in Belarus from November 18 to 25, 2021

From November 18 to 25, 2021 a National anti-tobacco information and educational campaign “World No-Smoking Day. Cancer Prevention” is held in Belarus, timed to coincide with the Single Day of Health (18 November 2021).

The aim of the campaign is to raise public awareness about the harmful health effects of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke, and to build civil society support for measures aimed at combating tobacco consumption in accordance with the provisions of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Tobacco smoke causes and aggravates many diseases, affecting almost all organs. Tobacco products, along with other carcinogens, are the leading cause of cancer. Smoking provokes 18 forms of cancer: lung, oesophagus, larynx and mouth cavity, bladder, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, breast, cervix and others. In addition to the high risk of various forms of malignant neoplasms, continued smoking has a negative impact on the specific treatment of these diseases.

It has been found that patients who smoke, compared to nonsmokers, have a shorter life expectancy, an increased risk of recurrence or a second tumor, reduced treatment efficacy and reduced quality of life. Smoking cessation ensures a reduction in morbidity.

Detailed information is available on the website of the REPUBLICAN CENTER FOR HYGIENE, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH.