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Oral cancer awareness among immigrant Indo-Canadian community of Vancouver, BC.

As a part of the community outreach initiatives of the British Columbia Oral Cancer Prevention Program, our team members recently participated in a local health fair at a multicultural health centre to educate and spread awareness about oral health and oral cancer. The attendees from the Indo-Canadian community presented us with an insightful perspective and questions. It is routine and normal practice in Indian culture and tradition to chew betel quid (containing various amounts of betel leaf, lime, areca nut, and tobacco) after meals. The socially acceptable habit of betel-quid chewing is believed to aid digestion after food. Betel quid is also a taste enhancer and breath freshener, and is also used as traditional medicine for a variety of ailments