Smokeless tobacco (paan and gutkha) consumption, prevalence, and contribution to oral cancer

K Niaz, F Maqbool, F Khan, H Bahadar… - Epidemiology and …, 2017‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Smokeless tobacco consumption, which is widespread throughout the world, leads to oral
submucous fibrosis (OSMF), which is a long-lasting and devastating condition of the oral …

Alert for an epidemic of oral cancer due to use of the betel quid substitutes gutkha and pan masala: a review of agents and causative mechanisms

U Nair, H Bartsch, J Nair - Mutagenesis, 2004‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract In south‐east Asia, Taiwan and Papua New Guinea, smoking, alcohol consumption
and chewing of betel quid with or without tobacco or areca nut with or without tobacco are …

Metabolic effects of the consumption of Areca catechu

BJ Boucher, N Mannan - Addiction biology, 2002‏ - Wiley Online Library
Betel nut (Areca catechu) is chewed regularly by at least 10% of the world population,
imported by immigrant users wherever they settle, and is the fourth most widely used …

Systemic and local effects among patients with betel quid-related oral cancer

HC Chuang, MH Tsai, YT Lin… - … in cancer research …, 2022‏ - journals.sagepub.com
The major predisposing factors of develo** oral cancer include smoking, alcohol drinking,
and betel quid chewing. Betel quid chewing could cause the abrasion and damage of oral …

Betel quid chewing as a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma: a case-control study

JF Tsai, LY Chuang, JE Jeng, MS Ho, MY Hsieh… - British journal of …, 2001‏ - nature.com
The role of betel quid chewing in the aetiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was
evaluated in a case–control study including 263 pairs of age-and sex-matched HCC patients …

Habitual betel quid chewing and risk for hepatocellular carcinoma complicating cirrhosis

JF Tsai, JE Jeng, LY Chuang, MS Ho, YC Ko, ZY Lin… - Medicine, 2004‏ - journals.lww.com
This case-control study aimed to assess the independent and interactive role of habitual
betel quid chewing and known risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Subjects …

Habitual betel quid chewing as a risk factor for cirrhosis: a case-control study

JF Tsai, JE Jeng, LY Chuang, MS Ho, YC Ko, ZY Lin… - Medicine, 2003‏ - journals.lww.com
Betel quid chewing, part of traditional Taiwanese culture, is common in 10%–20% of the
human population worldwide. In this case-control study we assessed the independent and …

Toxicity of gutkha, a smokeless tobacco product gone global: is there more to the toxicity than nicotine?

DN Willis, MA Popovech, F Gany, C Hoffman… - International journal of …, 2014‏ - mdpi.com
The popularity of smokeless tobacco (ST) is growing rapidly and its prevalence of use is
rising globally. Consumption of Gutkha, an addictive form of ST, is particularly common …

Risk of liver disease in areca nut habitual: A systematic review

SBD Khasbage, RR Bhowate… - Journal of Oral and …, 2022‏ - journals.lww.com
Background: Areca nut (AN) is one of the addictive substances known to cause deleterious
effects on oral cavity as well as on various body organs including liver. But, scanty …

The new pan-Asian paan problem

TM Mack - The Lancet, 2001‏ - thelancet.com
3 Carter AO, Borczyk AA, Carison JA K, Harvey B, Hockin JC. A severe outbreak of
Escherichia coli O157: H7-associated haemorrhagic colitis in a nursing home. N Engl J Med …