SAN FRANCISCO, April 5, 2017 -- As many as 600 million people in Southeast Asia chew areca nuts with betel leaves, sometimes adding tobacco leaves. Many users are addicted to this harmful "betel quid" ...

Mangaluru: In response to repeated claims by the World Health Organization (WHO) that areca nut (betel nut) is “carcinogenic,” the Central Government has finally initiated a serious, evidence-based ...

Globally, nearly one in three cases of oral cancer can be attributed to use of smokeless tobacco and areca nut products, according to a new study from the International Agency for Research on Cancer ...