Cancer is the most common cause of death in adults. Oral cancer is any malignant neoplasm which is found on lips,floor of mouth,cheek linings,gingiva,palate or in the tongue. Oral cancer is among the top three types of cancers in India. Severe alcoholism, use of tobacco like cigarettes, smokeless tobacco,betel nut chewing and HPV are the most common risk factors of oral cancer.
Why do people smoke?
They have their own reasons like,
1. Stress relief
2. Pleasure
3. Social situations
• Poverty is one of the biggest predicators of smoking.
• Peer pressure or social pressure
• Lack of proper education
• Mental illness can lead many to self-medication with cigarettes
• Because it is not very easy to quit
The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror – not glamour and sophistication. It is a general fact that quitting smoking, we succeed to the degree we try, fail and learn. It is the right time we move to a place where tobacco and smoking isn’t a part of normal life, people don’t encounter it normally.