 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Betel nut chewing has been associated with Oral Cancer for some time so if that was one of the ingredients in your pan masala then it is possible that your cells have developed cancer especially in combination with alcohol and tobacco, both of which are also linked to OC.
But there is only one way to determine if you have oral cancer and that is by a biopsy of the suspected cells. NO ONE can visually confirm cancer, I don't care how many years they have been practicing.
Regardless of what else you do please stop ALL OF THE ABOVE. No more pan masala, tobacco or alcohol.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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