Question 1

how long does it take for chewing tobacco to cause oral cancer?

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Oral cancer/tobacco: No one knows for sure so quit chewing.  The spitting part is yucky anyway.

Question 2

how long does it take to get oral cancer from chewing tobacco? is there a known, calculated number?

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Depends: I am unaware of any published studies that can quantify how long you have to chew tobacco before being diagnosed.

Oral cancer from chewing tobacco is obviously a concern. The number of times you chewed tobacco and your risk of getting oral cancer may also be dependent upon the type of tobacco you chew, the location (if you keep it in the same location), as well as how long you chewed it each time.

Question 3

how long does it take to get oral cancer from chewing tobacco? worse if chew in off season?

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It varies, but long.: Alcohol use and tobacco use are the main risk factors for oral cancer.  Most are seen in patients over 50 years of age.  Oral cavity lesions present as nonhealing ulcers that are sometimes painful.  So, usually, it takes a long time for this cancer to develop.  But some people have it sooner, especially if they have too much tobacco and/or alcohol.  Talk to your doctor about stopping tobacco use.

Question 4

how many years does it take to get oral cancer from chewing tobacco?

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Not sure: Cancer development generally requires a "latent' period to develop. How long that is, is different for different people and different cancers. Best to quit chewing tobacco, or to have never started.

Question 5

please tell me how long it takes for to get oral cancer from chewing tobacco?

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Usually years: It often takes years to develop oral cancer from chewing tobacco, however, there have been cases of teens developing oral cancer due to genetic susceptibility.  Since one does not know one's genetic susceptibility, it is strongly advised to stay away from all tobacco products.

Question 6

how long until you get oral cancer from chewing tobacco?

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Can't say: Can't give you a time.  But now is. Good time to quit.
See a dentist or oral surgeon for an oral cancer exam.

Question 7

does chewing tobacco have a huge risk of causing oral cancer?

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Yes: Oral cancer has multiple risk factors - chewing tobacco is one additional risk factor and should be avoided.

Question 8

how quickly can you get oral cancer from smokeless chewing tobacco?

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Who knows?: I doubt there are any scientific studies to answer that question. The more you use the any type of tobacco, the greater your risks.  Why play with fire and expose yourself to unnecessary health risks?  In the end it's not worth it.  Besides, if you are the 1 in million (just an arbitrary figure and expression) who gets oral cancer, for you its 100%.

Question 9

how long does it take to get mouth cancer from chewing tobacco?

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It varies, but long.: Tobacco use, including smokeless tobacco, is certainly a risk factor.  Most patients present at over age 50.  There may be few or no symptoms.  Mouth cancers can present as non healing ulcers that can be painful.  Rarely, there can be painless lymph node enlaregement.  Patients are staged by size of tumor and lymph node involvement.

Question 10

how long does it take for mouth cancer to develop from chewing tobacco?

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It varies wildly: Chewing tobacco induces cancer by direct contact & by dissolving cancer producing chemicals in the saliva that pools in the floor of the mouth under the tongue. There are high school kids who develop cancer in a few years while others develop more slowly. Chewing tobacco has many other harmful effects of periodontal bone loss, gum infections, increased decay, poor wound healing, nicotine addiction.

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