Lotus Enterprises Malleswaram, Bangalore, Karnataka

CO testing is a quick, non-invasive and cost-effective means of validating the smoking status of a significant number of clients8. Smoking is the single greatest avoidable risk factor for cancer. Tobacco smoking causes an estimated 27% of all cancer deaths in the UK9 and is responsible for around 80% of deaths from lung cancer, around 80% of deaths from bronchitis and emphysema, and about 14% of deaths from heart disease10,11. Carbon monoxide monitors offer tobacco treatment specialists an independent clinical tool which provides valuable evidence in identifying, educating, assessing and treating tobacco-dependent patients12. Monitoring patients’ CO levels helps to work out their level of nicotine dependence; the more they smoke, the higher their reading will be, indicating a higher dependence on nicotine.