Why India has most oral cancer cases in South Asia

Research published in the medical journal ‘The Lancet Oncology’ revealed that India had the highest number of oral cancer cases in South Asia, notching up 83,400 of the 120,200 cases globally in 2022. The cases were driven by high consumption of areca nut and smokeless tobacco products such as gutkha, pan masalas, khaini and betel quid


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