Question 1

how can  smokeless tobacco cause oral cancer?

Accepted Answer

Carcinogens: It is the carcinogens in the tobacco that leach into the soft tissues of your mouth and cause the changes on a cellular level that result in cancer cells forming.

Question 2

what kinds of chemicals are in smokeless tobacco(snuff), that cause cancer?

Accepted Answer

Pollutants: All of the pesticides, fungicides and herbicides used on the growing tobacco leaves when they go throught the liver are turned into "estrogen-like" compounds resulting in over-estroginized men and women. They also contain heavy metals all of these can cause various forms of cancers.

Question 3

can smokeless tobacco cause stomach cancer?

Accepted Answer

Unclear.: Smokeless tobacco describes such a diversity of products.  Unfortunately most manufacturers don't tell the consumer exactly what their products contain.  There are a number of additives which have been attributed to a risk of stomach cancer.  In addition to reducing your risk of stomach cancer, not using smokeless tobacco has a number of other long-term important health benefits.

Question 4

throat cancer and smokeless tobacco? i read that using smokeless tobacco can cause throat cancer. i only use it once in a while. is that ok?

Accepted Answer

No.

Smokeless : No.

Smokeless tobacco causes cancer of the tongue, mouth, and throat, and may also cause cancers of the stomach and intestine.  These are extremely difficult cancers to treat.  Most are fatal, and those that are cured leave patients with terrible deformities. Even if it doesn't cause cancer, smokeless tobacco causes gum disease that may cost you your teeth.

You say you use it only once in a while, so it will be easier to quit now.  If you wait, chances are that you'll start using it more in the future.

Question 5

has anyone ever got cancer from smokeless tobacco?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes  smokeless tobacco is extremely harmful.

Question 6

which cancers are most common among users of smokeless tobacco?

Accepted Answer

Smokeless TOB&amp;CA: Smokeless or chewing TOB has been linked to cancers of the oral cavity, esophageal and pancreatic cancers. Esophageal and pancreatic are two of the toughest CA to cure and treat. Oral cavity CA is hard to go through treatment but at least some of these Pts are cured.

Question 7

how much time do you have to use smokeless tobacco to get cancer?

Accepted Answer

No easy answer to: That question. Depends on how much you use, and how potent the preparation is, as well as your sensitivity to the cancer causing effects of tobacco - all of those are highly variable.  For most people, it is about the same amount of time that smoking causes cancer, a decade or more and usually 20-30 years of use, but some people are highly sensitive and have problems much earlier.

Question 8

will using smokeless tobacco increase my risk of developing cancer?

Accepted Answer

Yes, defnitely: You are at increased risk for cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, urinary bladder, pancreas and perhaps others.  Tobacco also causes blood vessel disease leading to heart attacks, stroke, gangrene and shortens life by about ten years.

Question 9

how long do you have to be using smokeless tobacco before you can get cancers?

Accepted Answer

No one knows: A minimal amount so assume any puts you at risk for disease.

Question 10

why do smokeless tobacco products increase the risk of cancer?

Accepted Answer

Tobacco = cancer: Tobacco is a potent carcinogen. Any form of tobacco exposure increases your risk for cancer. That includes smokeless tobacco such as snuff or chewing tobacco. There is no good reason to use tobacco on your body for any reason. People have been known to use tobacco to kill insects in the garden. Not a good thing to put in your mouth!

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