Ex-Goa CM seeks to now if 'feni' & 'hurrack' cause cancer

Former Goa Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane sought to know in the state Assembly on Friday whether consumption of local alcoholic beverages 'feni' and 'hurrack' causes cancer.

Speaking during the Question Hour on the issue of cancer cases in the state, Rane said the state government should conduct a survey to know if these drinks cause cancer.

"Do you have a study on the kind of cancers that are faced by people in Goa? Have you conducted a study on it," he asked Health minister Vishwajit Rane.

"It is a well-known fact that smoking causes cancer. But we also have to know whether drinking local alcoholic brew like 'feni' and 'hurrack' can cause cancer?... A survey should be conducted and its findings be placed in the House," he said.

In his reply, the health minister said the government has the statistics about the types of cancer.

"Maximum cases in the state are that of breast cancer, followed by head and neck and other types," Vishwajit Rane said.

He was speaking on the ..