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Betel nut chewing is addictive and causes adverse health effects, mainly oral and esophageal cancers, and cardiovascular disease. [ 6 ] [ 1 ] When chewed with additional tobacco in its preparation (like in gutka ), there is an even higher risk, especially for oral and oropharyngeal cancers . [ 7 ]
betel nut Areca catechu "deterioration of psychosis in patients with preexisting psychiatric disorders"; [5] known carcinogen contributing to cancer of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus and stomach when chewed. [6]
Dry snuff is ground or pulverised tobacco leaves. In the Indian subcontinent, the Middle-East and South-East Asia, tobacco may be combined in a quid or paan with other ingredients such as betel leaf, Areca nut and slaked lime. [3] [5] Use of Areca nut is associated with oral submucous fibrosis. [3]
The World Health Organization has identified glyphosate as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" and a study published earlier this year showed that glyphosate raised the cancer risk of those exposed ...
The market prices for betel leaves vary with the wet and dry seasons in Sri Lanka, and in 2010 averaged SL Rs. 200–400 per 1,000 leaves ($1.82 to $3.64 per 1000 leaves). [41] The FAO study assumes no losses from erratic weather and no losses during storage and transportation of perishable betel leaves.
Use of gutka and other forms of tobacco are culturally ingrained and use can begin at a young age. [7] Smokeless tobacco use is most common in India where oral cancer accounts for 30 to 40% of cancer cases. [32] Its use has been reported in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia and New Guinea.
The most common as of 2018 are lung cancer (1.76 million deaths), colorectal cancer (860,000) stomach cancer (780,000), liver cancer (780,000), and breast cancer (620,000). [2] This makes invasive cancer the leading cause of death in the developed world and the second leading in the developing world . [ 25 ]
[44] [45] [46] For these reasons, oral cancer has been identified as a leading cause of death in professions with high betel nut-chewing rates. [ 47 ] In Hainan and Hunan Province , China, where Xiangtan is a center of use and processing, [ 48 ] a wide range of old and young people consume areca nut daily.