Papua New Guinea Has the World’s Highest Rate of Oral Cancer
Nobody likes to be in charge of something terrible, but whether they like it or not, someone needs to be in charge of everything terrible. This is the situation with Papua, New Guinea, which has the highest incidence of mouth cancer in the entire globe. Comparatively to Pakistan, which has a rate of 12.2 cases per 100,000 people, PNG has a rate of 20.4 oral cancer cases per 100,000 people. In the USA, it is roughly 10.5 degrees. Betel quid is to blame for PNG's rates being almost twice as high as those in America.
Betel nuts, which are crushed up and wrapped in lime-coated leaves, are a type of palm tree. Betel quid is the name for this. Your lips and mouth will be given a very prominent crimson or purple color if you chew it. The world's 600 million chewers of this hazardous substance.
Oral cancer claims the lives of almost 25,000 persons in PNG each year. The nut is surprisingly well-liked considering that it only costs $1 and gives users a slight high when chewed. Additionally, despite the World Health Organization's best efforts to persuade people that it is harmful, it is still promoted as innocuous. As a result, few people accept this information, making efforts to stop the tides' progress difficult.
