Areca nut betel nut, paan and gutka In addition to the risk factors of smoking and chewing tobacco, oral cancer occurs more frequently among African Americans than among Caucasians and among people who chew areca nuts, betel nuts, paan and gutka (a common practice among some people in India and Asia). read more
Cancer in a packet: Why you should say no to 'pan masala' - What is purported to be a harmless mouth freshener, a simple mouth-cooling snack, is actually very addictive and also cause cancer, say doctors. read more
Pan masala contains so many carcinogens .They will cause genetic alteration in the cells ; lining the oral mucosa. Leading to inactivation of tumor suppressor genes and activation of proto oncogene.all together these will lead to the uncontrolled proliferation of oral mucosal cells and that will end up in oral cancer. read more