Ah, areca nut is a slow poison. The constant chewing makes the mouth’s lining harden and shrink—that’s fibrosis, leading to trismus. I can barely open my jaw now. India is badly affected because here, it’s not just a habit; it’s tied to our culture, offered in weddings and tea shops, so we never saw it as a threat. The Kerala trial proved screening can save lives—they found my early lesions in time. What my life says is that the trial gave me more years, but it also proved that knowing is not enough; I still see my neighbors buying paan, even after seeing my locked jaw.
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