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I know people who smoked 20 cig & lived long: Health Min

Jaipur: Health minister Parsadi Lal Meena during a state-level seminar on the occasion of World Cancer Day held here on Friday directed officers to conduct effective screening of cancer at the Cancer Care Unit located in district hospitals.

The seminar was organised at Swasthya Bhawan. However, what surprised people was Meena’s answer to a question on banning tobacco.

The minister said, “On the basis of my personal experience, I would say that I know people in villages who smoke 20 cigarettes but never had cancer. Infact, they have lived much longer.”

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