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Does smokeless tobacco cause hair loss
A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Johnnie Strickland Jranswered
Family Medicine 34 years experience
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" co... Read More
6.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. Charles Davantanswered
Family Medicine 50 years experience
No: But it does cause cancer of the lips tongue and throat. That's bad enough.
4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old member asked:

A Verified Doctoranswered
Surgical Oncology 19 years experience
Unclear.: Smokeless tobacco describes such a diversity of products. Unfortunately most manufacturers don't tell the consumer exactly what their products contai... Read More
6.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago

Dr. Terry Simpsonanswered
General Surgery 36 years experience
Yes: It is highly carcinogenic and often swallowed.
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A female asked:

Dr. Robert Andrewsanswered
Interventional Radiology 37 years experience
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 d... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Susan Woodsanswered
Internal Medicine 36 years experience
Absolutely: Whether you smoke or chew, you get tobacco chemicals in your mouth, and absorbed in your body. It depends on the test, as far as how long it will show... Read More
4.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dale Rottmananswered
Dentistry 45 years experience
Yes: Yes smokeless tobacco is extremely harmful.
5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 51-year-old member asked:

Dr. Kris Gastanswered
Radiation Oncology 32 years experience
Smokeless TOB&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 to... Read More
2.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:

Dr. Michael Sinclairanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
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 ... Read More
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
Two bad things: Use of tobacco in any form is bad for one's health. Piercing the tongue can lead to infection and chewing tobacco at the same time can only make it wo... Read More
5.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 25-year-old male asked:

Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 45 years experience
You should: Tell them up front, if it will not disqualify you, that you wanted this job so much you discontinued your smokeless tobacco 8 weeks ago. Cotinine is ... Read More
5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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