Question 1

can chewing tobacco on a daily basis cause oral thrush?

Accepted Answer

: Chewing tobacco does not cause oral thrush (oral candidiasis) but it can cause leukoplakia which may be mistaken with oral thrush. This practice can cause serious gum, tongue, cardiovascular disease so it should be stopped as soon as possible. Good luck and take care.

Question 2

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 3

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 4

what is the relationship of smokeless tobacco and oral cancer?

Accepted Answer

Very high: Tobacco juice and smoke contains carcinogens that cause normal cells  to change into cancer cells.  There is a significant link between cancer of the lip, mouth, tongue and throat with the use of smokeless tobacco products.  This link between smokeless tobacco and oral cancer is beyond question.

Question 5

does smokeless tobacco cause copd?

Accepted Answer

No: But it does cause cancer of the lips tongue and throat.  That's bad enough.

Question 6

is it possible to get oral cancer from smokeless tobacco?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Smokeless tobacco is an important cause of oral cancer. Alcohol is another. See this site for more info.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/tobacco/smokeless-tobacco.

Question 7

if i've been using smokeless tobacco for two years, how can i tell if i will get oral cancer?

Accepted Answer

High risk: Smokeless tobacco greatly increases your chances of oral cancer. If you drink alcohol with it, the risk is even greater. You will inevitably get some form of oral pathology if you continue to use smokeless tobacco. Please stop immediately.

Question 8

i did smokeless tobacco dip for 5 years. i quit in october 2012. am i still likely to get oral cancer? i worry everyday since i quit.

Accepted Answer

Less of a chance...: ... as time passes, but still possible. It is very important that you are seen every six months by your dentist for a professional cleaning and oral cancer screening.

Question 9

used smokeless tobacco on and off  and quit about 4 years ago. i had a blue dye oral test with no pre cancer. how concerned should i be from here on?

Accepted Answer

You're fine: Smokeless tobacco is much less dangerous than inhaled tobacco, but I am glad that you are now tobacco-free. Have your dentist keep an eye on your mouth and biopsy any lesions that may show up; in case they do, early treatment makes it very unlikely there will be a bad outcome.

Question 10

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.

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