Betel quid and oral cancer: case report

Thiéry, G.; Gal, M.; Brau, J.J.; Coulet, O.; Odin, G.

Medecine Tropicale Revue du Corps de Sante Colonial 68(2): 176-178

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 0025-682X
PMID: 18630052
Document Number: 623931
Betel quid chewing is a major cause of oral cancers in Asia. Practitioners must be able to recognize premalignant lesions. Cessation of betel quid use and preventive treatment must be recommended. Primary prevention will be difficult because of the traditional nature and commercial importance of this old habit.

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