* Why do Bangladeshi people use smokeless tobacco products?
- Despite scientific evidence about the harmful effects of smokeless tobacco (SLT), it is widely used in Bangladesh. This study explored perceptions about health effects of SLT use. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 1812 nonsmoking adults. About 40% of the participants were current SLT users or had used SLT in the past. Family members' influence was the main factor for initiation. The participants believed that people continued using SLT because of addiction (52%) and as a part of their lifestyle (23%). The majority of participants (77%) did not mention any benefit, but SLT users considered it to be a remedy for toothache (P < .05). Almost all participants mentioned that SLT was harmful and causes heart disease, cancer, and tuberculosis. Doctors' advice was the common motivating factor to quit. Health promotion interventions should highlight the adverse effects of SLT use, which outweigh the perceived benefits, and should consider addressing the role of family in SLT initiation and use.
=>【病名】がん, 悪性腫瘍(しゅよう), がん腫, 社会悪, 癌
Overview of noun cancer
The noun cancer has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (15) cancer, malignant neoplastic disease -- (any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal
and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic
system or the blood stream)
2. Cancer, Crab -- ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer)
3. Cancer -- (a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini)
4. Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab -- (the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about June 21 to July 22)
5. Cancer, genus Cancer -- (type genus of the family Cancridae)
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