Dr. Pawan Gupta, May 26th, 2021
Quitting Tobacco has been a challenge. Most do not plan to fail, but fail to plan! Planning and preparation is the most important step to being successful. Any successful tobacco Cessation program has to incorporate these 4 things which I put as ABCD of the ICanCaRe Tobacco Cessation program. And this is the success mantra... Read More
Dr. Pawan Gupta, May 19th, 2021
Yes, this is the only thing that I need from you for a 100% quit rate. Full Commitment and I assure you my and my team’s full commitment to handhold you through your journey. Make your journey a pleasurable and happy one. Happy while actively quitting and happy ever after. The preparation needs careful planning... Read More
Dr. Pawan Gupta, May 9th, 2021
Introduction India the land of Chewing tobacco is also the land of Oral Cancer. India ranks the highest in the World in terms of both incidence and prevalence of Oral Cancers. And more than that we have the highest number of people harboring premalignant lesion in the mouth potential to turn malignant. Fortunately, oral cancers... Read More
Dr. Pawan Gupta, April 20th, 2021
April is recognized as Oral Cancer Awareness Month. Head and Neck experts from multiple specialties’ unite together across the country to create sensitization about the importance of oral examination and hold oral screening camps for early detection and prevention of oral cancer. Experts always recommend to perform self examination once every month to detect the... Read More
Shruti Agrawal, March 7th, 2021
Any tobacco consumer or smoker is always encouraged to define 3 most important reasons to quit their habit so that it can remind them why they are quitting and keep them motivated in their journey to quit smoking successfully. This blog is an attempt to define some very common and important reasons why one would... Read More
Dr. Pawan Gupta, February 28th, 2021
Spouse has a very important role to play for tobacco cessation. Here I am only addressing the wife! There would be conflicts I have patients where the husband came to know about his wife’s habit post marriage. Traditionally Indians do not ask about the tobacco habits and even if they do the husbands would usually... Read More
Dr. Pawan Gupta, February 21st, 2021
Spouse has a very important role to play for tobacco cessation (quitting smoking or tobacco chewing). Frustration and non compliance by a husband gives rise to nagging as means to vent out the current irritation. Nagging by spouse may be due to many reasons, I am restricted here to tobacco use only. What is Nagging... Read More
Shruti Agrawal, February 14th, 2021
Whenever you approach a tobacco consumer to stop smoking or chewing, the very first and obvious reaction is “Why?”; “I can quit any time I want to.”; “Why are you worried? I will quit when I feel the need”; “I’m not interested.”; “You must smoke with me to feel how relieving it feels.” You experience... Read More
Dr. Pawan Gupta, February 7th, 2021
Tobacco is commonly used in India. While choosing a groom, no one really bothers to ask about tobacco use. Tobacco use till now is still an acceptable social norm. I have a question – “Would you marry your daughter to a person who is diseased or likely to have a disease?” “Arre Shadi ke baadh ladka... Read More