India tops list of oral cancer cases caused by smokeless tobacco and areca nut in South Asia, says Lancet
India has the largest number of oral cancer cases caused by smokeless tobacco (chewed, sucked on or sniffed) and areca nut (also called betel nut) use in South Asia, notching up 83,400 of the 120,200 cases globally in 2022, says a Lancet study.According to …