Everyone is equal in the face of oral cancer.

After the World Health Organization included betel nut in a class of carcinogens in 2003, more and more people have recognized the harm of eating betel nut, but because the betel nut alkaloids in betel nut can make people feel dependent, so people who are already addicted to eating betel nut, it is actually very difficult to quit betel nut.

On September 10, 2022, a 36-year-old male singer named Fu Song died of oral cancer caused by long-term betel nut consumption. And before he died, he also recorded a video to remind everyone that they should not eat betel nut, the harm is too great.

The male singer actually entered the public eye in 2007 after participating in Hunan TV's Happy Boys. This is a singer with a great future, and many patients who got oral cancer from betel nut, and did face surgery did not save their lives. We have to talk about the betel nut in the country in the end what is going on?

There are actually two kinds of betel nut, one is fresh and one is dried, but due to transportation and preservation problems, the betel nut we see in most areas is dried. It is also because of this special condition that we have a higher number of oral cancer patients in China, because the cancer rate of dried betel nut is 2 to 3 times higher than that of fresh betel nut. And dried betel nut is mainly sold in our country.

India, Southeast Asia, the Mediterranean region, and many other places, eating betel nut is actually very strong. But these places mainly eat fresh betel nut, and they have a lot of oral cancer patients, mainly because when they eat fresh betel nut, they have to eat with lime powder to offset the bitter taste of betel nut itself. But lime powder can also increase the chances of oral cancer.

If betel nut is so harmful, then why betel nut is developing so fast in our country?

The origin of betel nut is mainly Hainan, Yunnan and Taiwan. But these places mainly eat fresh betel nut, the real betel nut to the country is Hunan, betel nut was originally a local specialty food in Hunan. Both traditional habits, but also contains the social properties.

And the vast majority of betel nut eaten in Hunan is from Yunnan and Hainan into the. But with the development of our country's economy, and transportation efficiency, the whole country began to engage in industrial chain, especially specialty products. The betel nut industry in Hunan has been on fire since the 1990s, when small packages of dried betel nut appeared.

Since the Internet in our country was not developed in the early days, betel nut was promoted to the whole country mainly from the kiosks. And the main customer group started from smokers. As betel nut and cigarettes are somewhat similar, cigarettes have nicotine, betel nut has betel nut alkaloids. Both of these things can make people addicted, and produce a sense of euphoria.

As the betel nut early promoters, will give the kiosk owner a lot of loose betel nut tasting products. So the owner of the kiosk will often give customers who buy cigarettes a few betel nuts for free as a trial, if you think the taste is good, come back later to take. Take more natural will be willing to buy. So most of our domestic provinces, the first few batches of people who eat betel nut simply do not know the hazards of betel nut, just eat a fresh, and even think you can replace cigarettes. The owner of the kiosk and the sales staff of betel nut and the manufacturer of betel nut, has formed a very perfect interest chain.

The betel nut is a foreign food for most people in the provinces, so the lack of knowledge of the hazards of betel nut, many people confused to eat addiction, and then want to quit has become very difficult. The habit of eating betel nut in Hunan and Hainan has also been there since childhood. Some elderly people may have eaten betel nut all their lives, so they suddenly cut off betel nut, in fact, is not very realistic.

But we also need to understand the hazards of betel nut, after all, long-term eating betel nut, the probability of suffering from oral diseases is really large. Patients with severe oral cancer, after the oral fibrosis is too serious, will cut off part of the tongue and face. In order not to look too ugly, they will cut off a part of their thighs or buttocks and press it to their faces. But after pressing it on, it is still ugly as usual. And this is not a cure for oral cancer. Therefore, there is a very good reason to quit betel nut, but it is up to you whether you can quit and whether you are willing to quit.