Role of areca nut consumption in the cause of oral cancers. A cytogenetic assessment

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BACKGROUND: Cytogenetic studies, framed to assess the possible genomic damage caused by areca nut consumption (without tobacco and not as a component of betel quid), were performed among areca nut chewers, which included normal people who chew areca nuts, patients with oral submucous fibrosis, and patients with oral cancer, and healthy nonchewing controls. RESULTS: The analysis showed statistically significant...

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