Question 1

do i get mouth cancer from dipping tobacco?

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Most likely: Follow the below link for more information i can provide in this small space :

http://www.Cancer.Gov/cancertopics/factsheet/tobacco/smokeless.

Question 2

is it really possible to get some kind of mouth disease, mouth cancer, etc. after only a month and a half of dipping?

Accepted Answer

Yes: People can develop cancer and diseases of the mouth even without dipping, so dipping only increases your chances. Quit while you are ahead.

Question 3

i'm going to quit dipping tobacco but is it too late to prevent mouth cancer?

Accepted Answer

Nope: Never too late to stop tobacco products. If you did it for many years, you should make sure your dentist or family doc does regular checkups.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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 5

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

Accepted Answer

Unknown: The risk of mouth cancer is increased with tobacco exposure: smoked or chewed. How long it takes is not easy to answer. The risk does diminish over time with cessation of tobacco exposure. It is recommended that all tobacco exposure be stopped. This sometimes requires professional help and counselling.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

can a 24 year old get mouth cancer?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Orally cancer  has been primarily a disease of  older men who smoke and drink alcohol , however this has changed in the last few years.  Now oral cancers are seen in young er people.  This is because of the increase in 
hpv.   Some strains are known  to cause cancers.  Your doctor can test for hpv., especially in women.

Question 8

what do you get as early symptoms of mouth cancer?

Accepted Answer

Ulcers, hoarseness.: Oral cavity cancers present as nonhealing ulcers that can be painful.  Hoarseness may be an early sign of laryngeal cancer.

Question 9

can you get mouth cancer from kissing?

Accepted Answer

No, but . . .: Mouth cancer (oral cancer) is not transmitted by kissing. However, doctors believe that some throat cancers are caused by strains of HPV (human papilloma virus). HPV causes genital warts and cervical cancer. Researchers are trying to find out if vaccines like Gardasil can prevent some throat cancers, because oral sex transmits HPV viruses from one&#x27;s genitals into a partners mouth and throat.

Question 10

can you get a mouth cancer from smoking just a few cigarette?

Accepted Answer

Probably note: Oral cancers that are due to smoking are the result of chronic irritation from daily  exposure to the toxins in cigarettes or smokeless tobacco.  This irritation is potentiated by the abuse of alcohol.

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