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Oral cancer affects migrants in Bangalore

Oral cancer rates are higher among the migrant population from North and Northwest India in the city than other Bangaloreans.

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Oral cancer rates are higher among the migrant population from north and north-west India in the city than other Bangaloreans, say doctors.

“Use of smokeless tobacco is a main reason behind the increasing number of oral cancer rates in the country. Chewing gutka or raw tobacco in betel leaf along with khaini, pan masala, betel nut etc is a common habit in the north. These added materials increase the possibility of oral cancer," said Dr Shabber Zaveri, surgical oncologist, Manipal Hospital.
“In the state, northern Karnataka has greater prevalence of oral cancer caused by tobacco chewing compared to other parts,” said Dr BS Ajai Kumar, chairman and CEO, HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd (HCG).

The possibility of having oral cancer depends on the age people start consuming tobacco. “If a person starts the habit of taking smokeless tobacco in twenties, by the time he reaches his forties he would be prone to develop cancerous mouth ulcers. It takes 10 to 12 years of regular usage of tobacco before a person gets submucous fibrosis or oral cavity cancer. Thus, this disease is more common among men above 40 years and elderly women,”said Dr Zaveri.
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