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Jump to full article: All-Africa.com, 2009-03-10
Intro: LUNG cancer in Uganda has increased ten-fold, according to the latest report from the Uganda Cancer Institute, Mulago. There are now 30 to 40 patients admitted at the institute annually. . . .
It is a whiff of fresh air that the Government is preparing a tougher law to control tobacco use. No stone must be left unturned and the Tobacco Bill 2009 must be tabled as soon as possible and translated into law as a matter of urgency to save smokers and non-smokers alike from the scourge of a self-imposed and reckless lifestyle which devastates both our health and economy.
The profits from the tobacco industry make no sense if they have to be ploughed back to treat tobacco-related diseases!
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