There are at least 250 chemicals in secondhand tobacco smoke, which are known to be toxic or carcinogenic. This results in cancer risk to those who do not directly consume tobacco but are exposed involuntarily due to others.
Eleven compounds in tobacco smoke have been identified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as Group 1 (known human carcinogen) carcinogens.
Cancer is prevalent in Kerala. Smoking, chewing tobacco and drinking alcoholic beverages are the major risk factors for cancer. The adults in coastal Kerala have been found to have a habit pattern of very high levels of tobacco and alcohol use.
Endosulfan is neither mutagenic nor carcinogenic. In fact there is an evidence of non-carcinogenicity for humans and hence Endosulfan is classified under Class-E by US Environment Protection Agency (US EPA). http://www.epa.gov/espp/litstatus/effects/redleg-frog/endosulfan/appendix-m.pdf
Centre for Science & Environment (CSE) published rumors about Endosulfan “The plight of Padre villagers with cases of cerebral palsy, mental retardation, cancer and other diseases captured the public imagination”. When pesticide industry brought to the notice of Sunita Narain of CSE, regarding the truth that Endosulfan is not carcinogenic, she had a wilful disregard for the facts. Well, it is clear that such NGOs do not contribute anything productive to the society but they mislead people.
http://www.cseindia.org/html/endosulfan/endosulfan_page2.htm
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