烟草在线据《苏丹论坛报》报道编译　　最近的一项研究显示，有800万至900万苏丹人使用嚼烟，研究还显示，有82%的口腔癌是因使用嚼烟引起的。

　　研究报告还进一步表示，有92%的肺癌病例是因吸烟引起。有5%的苏丹女性携带使得她们容易患子宫癌和乳腺癌影响的基因。

　　苏丹国家放射疗法医院的肿瘤医生Kamal Hamad在6月4日星期二举行的记者招待会上说，他所在的医院每周检测出10例前列腺癌症新患者。

　　Kamal Hamad透露，他们敦促政府对烟草额外征税，以阻止烟草的消费，并利用获得的税收收入支持癌症患者。

　　Kamal Hamad说，苏丹政府目前尚未对他们提出的请求作出回应。

　　他还说，在苏丹，引起癌症的主要原因还包括滥用农业化肥以及处理与保存食物的方法。

85% of Oral Cancer Cases in Sudan Caused by Chewing Tobacco, Study Shows

　　A recent study has revealed that 8-9 million Sudanese people chew tobacco and indicated that 82% of oral cancer cases are attributed to this.

　　The report further said that 92% of lung cancer cases are caused by smoking while 5% of Sudanese women carry genes that make them susceptible to cervical and breast cancers.

　　The oncologist at the national radiation therapy hospital, Kamal Hamad, said at a news conference on Tuesday that the hospital detects 10 new cases of prostate cancer a week.

　　Hamad disclosed that they urged the government to impose additional taxes on tobacco to discourage its consumption as well as using the revenues to support cancer patients.

　　The government has yet to respond to the request, Hamad said.

　　He added that the top causes of cancer in Sudan also include misuse of agricultural fertilizers and methods of food handling and preserving. Enditem