15. Concomittent use of tobacco and alcohol increases the risk of head and neck malignancy by 4 times
16. Risk also increases proportionate to the number of cigarettes smoked per day
17. Air processed dark tobacco has twice the risk when compared to light colored ones
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19. Method of tobacco use is also relevent in the context of the subsite involved. Palatal malignancy is common in tobacco chewers while lung malignancies are common in smokers
20. Common carcinogen found in cigarette include: Polycyclic hydrocarbons, Nitrosamines and radioacive polonium - 210
30. Wine contains resveratrol which is a potent cancer preventing agent. Red wine contains large amounts of Resveratrol and hence is very good for health
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34. These viruses can be classified into high risk, medium risk and low risk types