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There are a few sayings in the betel nut industry that are widely circulated, "betel nut and wine, boundless mana", "5 packs of betel nut a day, black and white impermanence give way", which is the emotion of people who love betel nut.
Most of the fruits of this palm plant are produced in tropical areas, and they have the effect of refreshing the mind and eliminating edema, but this does not mean that betel nut is harmless.
In fact, the alkaloids contained in it are a powerful tool for harming people, and thousands of people suffer from oral cancer every year, including minors who think they are cool and handsome in chewing betel nut.
At first, it may be uncomfortable to have an ulcerated tongue, but gradually there will be problems with the oral mucosa, and in the end, it can only be removed by surgery, but there is still a possibility of recurrence.
Here are a few people who "eat betel nut as food", some of them cut their tongues in order to save their lives, some people will be affected for a lifetime even if their condition is controlled, and some people have lost their lives because of this.
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First of all, the first person to tell you is a well-known star, because of the necrosis of the face caused by eating betel nut all the year round, even though he had surgery to save it, he still passed away at the age of 36.
Fu Song was born in Hunan, under the influence of folk customs, he showed his amazing talent in music since he was a child, and later went to the Hunan Opera Academy after the college entrance examination, and has been studying art seriously during the school.
But because of the average family background, I didn't encounter a particularly good opportunity, but I just looked for a job step by step like the majority of ordinary people, until the happy male voice appeared in 2007.
Fu Song felt that he suddenly saw hope for the future, and immediately signed up for the competition, but the so-called people outside the mountains have mountains, Fu Song is neither the most handsome nor the best singer, so he stopped in the top 20.
But fortunately, a company signed a contract with him later, and Fu Song also released a few songs one after another, and even some companies specially asked someone to create an album for him.
In 2010, he was also invited to sing the song "Go Forward" at the Asian Paralympic Conference, and the songs he published one after another won some awards, but within a few years, his career began to decline, and it was at that time that he began to come into contact with betel nut.
At that time, he was needed up and down in the family, so the pressure of life was very high, so he developed a bad habit of eating betel nut.
From 2016 to 2022, in just six years, Fu Song stepped into the abyss step by step.
In 2021, Fu Song was diagnosed with oral cancer, originally he just felt uncomfortable in his mouth, but he never thought that he would be diagnosed with a tumor in his mouth.
Because of the severity of the condition, he could only do necrosis surgery, looking at the traces left by the operation, Fu Song began to regret that he had chewed betel nut all these years, but everything could not be repeated.
In the days that followed, Fu Song often shared his surgery experience on social platforms and advised the public not to touch betel nuts.
In June 2022, Fu Song posted a video saying that his condition had relapsed 3 times, and the situation had not improved in more than a year.
In September, Fu Song left forever, at this time he was just 36 years old, in the prime of life, and the death of his life was to warn everyone of the dangers of betel nut.
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On April 2 last year, Robin Van Persie, an Internet celebrity with a history of chewing betel nut for more than ten years, also died of tongue cancer at the age of 41.
Like most people, he was only curious about betel nut at first, so he began to try, and then slowly found that he was obsessed, and this obsession has been a habit for more than ten years.
When he was young, Robin Van Persie was actually tall and handsome, and he and his wife were also talented and beautiful.
In 2021, his mouth couldn't open a little, and even speaking became a problem, he hurried to the hospital for an examination, this examination was terrible, and the doctor advised him to have surgery immediately, and the condition was very serious.
Robin van Persie, who had surgery in September, often posts some of his feelings on the Internet, and also advises everyone not to chew betel nut all the time.
Although he recovered well at first, it was cancer, and although the family did not have much savings, his wife still insisted on finding various treatments.
Because of illness, Robin Van Persie's body is getting thinner and thinner, and in the end, such a big man is only 80 pounds left, and her face and neck are all traces of surgery, and some people no longer recognize him.
Although he regretted chewing betel nut, he couldn't change the status quo, and finally left his family forever last year.
There are many people like Robin Van Persie, and Internet celebrity Brother Zhang is one of them.
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Like Fu Song, Brother Zhang is also from Hunan, and he is often active on major social platforms to call on everyone to stay away from betel nuts.
He was introduced to betel nut as a teenager, and later he became obsessed with it.
Although the people around him were persuading him that it was not a good thing, how could he listen to it when he was already fascinated, until the doctor told him that he had oral cancer, which seemed to "wake up the dreamer with a word".
Brother Zhang, who woke up, realized too late, and he could only have his face removed, but this was only a temporary control of the condition, and his daily life was greatly affected after that, and even opening his mouth to eat was a problem for him.
With the aggravation of the disease, he could only undergo chemotherapy again and again, just when the public thought that his condition was improving, but suddenly came the bad news, at the end of last year, Brother Zhang still could not fight the disease and passed away.
After his death, many patients who had intersected with him before also posted videos to mourn, and even warned the public not to touch such things as betel nuts.
Looking at the patients in the video who were "disfigured" by surgery, everyone suffered from the pain caused by betel nut, and one of the patients was the Internet celebrity Binbin brother.
Maybe he didn't expect it when he made the video at the time, and he died soon after.
Like Brother Zhang, Brother Binbin has also been fighting cancer, when he was young, others ate betel nut one by one, but he has always calculated according to the bag, sometimes he can show off 3 packs, and his daily amount is already the amount of many ordinary people in a lifetime.
He felt that eating betel nut made his spirit less relaxed and relieved his stress, so he kept it in his pocket all year round and treated it as candy.
It wasn't until he began to have problems with his mouth that he thought it was a fire, and he was diagnosed with oral cancer after an examination.
After the operation, he also became a member of the "face-cutting army", and his mouth could only open two fingers away, I thought that Brother Binbin was the least sick of the disease, but I didn't expect to be suddenly hospitalized in January this year.
Just 3 months later, at the beginning of April this year, Brother Binbin passed away.
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The above people all lost their lives, and there was an Internet celebrity named Ah Hong who cut out half of his tongue to save his life.
Also because of eating betel nuts, a young man had physical problems, and now he looks no different from a normal person, but he can still hear the obvious difference when he speaks.
But everything is not important, and he now often posts some videos on the Internet, and also promotes some "betel nut care" products.
After all, it is also listed as a first-class carcinogen in the World Health Organization, but there are still thousands of people who eat it, including minors.
The lessons of so many Internet celebrities still can't wake up those who pretend to be asleep, I hope everyone really takes this seriously, and don't wait for real physical problems to start regretting.
Reference Sources:
Xinhuanet - March 5, 2021 Chewing betel nut is addictive, beware of oral cancer
Jiupai News - September 15, 2022 36-year-old singer died of cancer chewing betel nut: it's time to add health risks to betel nut packaging
Morning News - September 12, 2022 If you like to chew betel nut, please note!36-year-old singer chewed betel nut for 6 years and died of oral cancer
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