Allen Carr, who was considered as world’s best anti-smoking guru died of lung cancer yesterday. He was 72.

Carr helped convince millions of people to give up smoking. He claimed to have helped 10 million people to give up smoking, including leading figures such as the Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson, the actor Sir Anthony Hopkins and the footballer Gianluca Vialli.

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International cancer researchers warned today that burning solid fuels and frying food at high temperatures in poorly ventilated rooms raise the risk of lung cancer.

Scientists at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said indoor emissions from burning biomass fuel — such as wood, charcoal and dung — as well as emissions from high-temperature frying, could lead to cancer.

The World Health Organization has identified burning solid fuels, such as coal, wood, or dung, as one of the top ten causes of disease in the developing world.  Women and children who are at home most of the day have the highest risk.

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