The BBC presenter Konnie Huq is fronting a documentary for the Asian Network today, reporting on how Asian women in the UK were at high risk of developing mouth cancer as a result of using Gutka.

Gutka is more commonly known as chewing tobacco and is increasingly popular here.

The National Cancer Intelligent Network revealed that Asian women are 80% more at risk of developing mouth cancer than white women.

Hazel Nunn, a specialist health advisor with Cancer Research tells the BBC Asian Network Report that these results were,”Somewhat surprising given that Asian men are more likely than Asian women to smoke”.

She went on to explain that smoking is the number one risk factor for oral cancers in terms of the number of cases across the board but that this reports suggests that factors such as chewing tobacco and areca nut are more important than was first thought.

The Asian Network Report ‘Goodbye to Gutka’ will air at 6pm on Monday 26th October. It will also be available to listen from their website.
www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork