Hi Doc, Just A General Enquiry. From A Couple Of

Posted on Sun, 13 Oct 2019

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Question : Hi Doc,
Just a general enquiry. From a couple of years i am consuming pan (containing tobacco).
Just this anxiety about, what are the actual risks of developing cancer or anything serious from it?

Thanks.

Answered by Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
There is high risk of developing oral cavity cancer

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using healthcaremagic.

Consumption of Paan can cause serious effects including cancer of oral cavity structures such as tongue, lips, cheek, gum, gingiva, oesophagus, palate among others. The risk is quite high and it is important to quit the tobacco as soon as possible. After discontinuation the risk of cancer decreases slowly and reaches very low level after some years.

Considering this fact it is never late to stop tobacco consumption.
I hope this helps you.
Feel free to write back to me if you have more questions.
Thanks and regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (1 hour later)

Thanks. I am planning to quit effective immediately.

I recently had my health check ups done, and everything seems normal as of now. Hope that i do quit soon.

Thanks doc.

Answered by Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (37 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Thanks for sharing your quit plan

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for reverting back to me.

I am glad to know that you decided to quit tobacco before it is too late or there is damage to any of the vital organs.

In fact this is great news for me and best compliment.

Thanks again.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar