This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Communicable Diseases, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Reverse smoking causes 
Select and explain. 
A. Carcinoma lip, B. Carcinoma hard palate, C. Carcinoma soft palate, D. Carcinoma lung
B: Carcinoma hard palate
Answer: B: Carcinoma hard palate 
Explanation: Ans. (b) Carcinoma hard palateRef: K. Park 21sted. /357-58* In eastern coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh epidermoid carcinoma of hard palate is most common. It is linked with habit of reverse smoking of cigar (chutta), i.e., smoking with burning end inside the mouth.