How to treat cancer chewed by betel nut? What is the cancer risk of betel nut?

Indeed, smoking, drinking and chewing betel nut are all recognized high-risk factors for oral cancer. Some people say, what is terrible about betel nut? Isn't it a kind of food? How can it cause cancer? To tell you clearly, the International Center for Research on Cancer (IARC) under the World Health Organization clearly lists betel nut as a carcinogen. You know, WHO will not list anything as a carcinogen at will, but it should fully study the evidence. Of course, it does not mean that smoking will definitely lead to cancer, drinking will definitely lead to cancer, and chewing betel nut will definitely lead to cancer. That's too simplistic, and cancer is not so easy to get. Smoking, drinking and chewing betel nut are high risk factors of oral cancer, which increases the risk.

You must be curious, why does betel nut cause cancer? Because betel nut is hard, it may cause mechanical damage to oral mucosa when chewing. If you chew betel nut regularly, this mechanical injury will accumulate, which will lead to oral submucosal fibrosis for a long time. This is a precancerous lesion that may turn into oral cancer. At the same time, some chemicals in betel nut may form nitroso (a definite carcinogenic compound) after chewing. In addition to oral cancer, regular chewing betel nut is also related to the occurrence of pharyngeal cancer, laryngeal cancer and esophageal cancer.

Some people probably still don't give up and call you a coward. How can we see that many people who chew betel nuts do not have oral cancer, and many people with oral cancer do not chew betel nuts? Alas, this is a routine with many people making excuses for smoking. Then I will take the trouble to say it again: betel nut chewing is a clear risk factor for oral cancer, but it is not the only risk factor. Cancer is the result of many factors. Chewing betel nut will obviously increase the risk of oral cancer, but it does not necessarily mean that you will get oral cancer, because there will be other risk factors for oral cancer. No one can be sure that you can't get oral cancer, but every time you reduce or stay away from a cancer risk factor (especially smoking, chewing betel nut and other definite carcinogens), your risk of cancer decreases by one, and your probability of cancer decreases by one. Do we have to wait until 100% cancer? It's too late

According to 20 17 overseas network: Aung San Suu Kyi launched an anti-betel nut campaign. Betel nut smoking is easy to cause cancer. The electronic version of Myanmar Times reported that the Myanmar government announced the launch of the anti-betel nut and tobacco campaign on 20 17 12, because these traditional habits would cause serious harm to national health. According to the report, Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's Minister of State, said when announcing the launch of the campaign in Naypyidaw, the capital, that more than 60,000 people in China died every year from the habit of chewing betel nuts with hydrated lime and tobacco. Aung San Suu Kyi said in her speech that oral cancer and laryngeal cancer caused by chewing betel nut are one of the most common causes of death in Myanmar. She also said that more than 7 million Burmese chew betel nuts and tobacco every day.

If you find any abnormality in oral and maxillofacial region, please seek medical advice immediately: 1. Found lumps and nodules, new organisms, especially lumps and nodules with granular or vegetable surfaces; 2, repeated oral ulceration, can not explain the reason, long-term treatment can not be cured; 3. Unexplained pain or numbness in the tongue and buccal cavity; 4. Unknown reason