Can any one tell me what is the effect of chewing Navratan Meenakshi paan?!

According to a new research study, it is found that chewing betel quid or "paan" increases the risk for developing throat cancer!. Chewing `paan` is a common scene among Indian nook and corners!. Betel quid or "paan" consists of betel leaf from the piper betel!. It is chewed for its stimulant effects, to satisfy hunger and as a social and cultural practice!. The effects of "paan" chewing with or without tobacco, alcohol drinking and cigarette smoking have been well documented in the oral cavity but not in the throat or voice box!. A group of researchers from the National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan examined 148 men with throat cancer, 128 men with cancer of the voice box, and 255 men without either of the cancers, who served as controls

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