is it possible to get oral cancer from smokeless tobacco?

Question

How rare is it for a teenager that chews tobacco, to get oral cancer?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Absolutely !: More so than cigarettes. Add alcohol into the mix and you are a real candidate. Quit while you're ahead. Your jaw, face, and neck will be glad you did.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

You can't: My friend, that's like asking..."if i don't wear my seatbelt, when will i die in a car accident?" it might be tomorrow, it might be 10 years, it might never happen ....But is it really worth it? Come on....Quit the chew, and buckle-up too.

Answer 5

Puts you at higher : Risk. Not all people who use tobacco get cancer, but users are at much higher risk for cancer. There is no redeeming value to using tobacco, so do not use tobacco in any form.

Answer 6

Smokeless tobacco : The number one cause of oral cancer is smoking. Smokeless tobacco carries a lower risk, but there are a number of cases reported every year. Smokeless tobacco, however, causes tooth and gum loss routinely. If you are trying to stop dipping, switch to the skoal bandits for a while. The are much less abrasive.

Answer 7

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.

Answer 8

Tissue contact: Smokeless tobacco is a "pinch" held between the lip and gum. The constant contact on the tissues allows the harsh and carcinogenic chemicals in the tobacco to be absorbed into the tissues and then cause mutations in the cells that become cancerous.

Answer 9

Duplication error: Cancer is basically an error in the genetic duplication of a cell. This can be caused by radiation, virus, chemicals, and other factors. With smokeless tobacco you have a carcinogenic chemical combined with irritation( which means statistically more cells are duplicating so you have a greater chance of error).

Answer 10

Chemicals in Tobacco: Over time the nicotine in the tobacco leaches out of the smokeless tobacco and decreases blood flow to the cheek and gum mucous membranes. This mucosa becomes more permeable to the 200+ cancer producing chemicals in tobacco. If you drink alcohol, the alcohol increases carcinogensis by extracting the carcinogens and enhancing their penetration into the mucosa. Stop if you can, or get help to stop.

Answer 11

Yes: Tobacco is one of the risk factor for oral cancer in addition to alcohol and other things.

Answer 12

Yes, and Often Does: Over time the nicotine in the tobacco leaches out of the smokeless tobacco and decreases blood flow to the cheek and gum mucous membranes. This mucosa becomes more permeable to the 200+ cancer producing chemicals in tobacco. If you drink alcohol, the alcohol increases carcinogensis by extracting the carcinogens and enhancing their penetration into the mucosa. Stop if you can, or get help to stop.

Answer 13

Yes: There are more cancer producing chemicals in tobacco than letters in your question. And treatment often requires radical facial surgery. Oral cancer is particularly virulent. Tobacco, irrespective of the delivery system, is an ugly killer.

Answer 14

Yes: Smokeless tobacco (chew, snuff, etc.) cause cancer by exposing the lining of the mouth or nose to toxins in the tobacco that can lead to cancer. They also can cause chronic inflammation that promotes the growth of cancer cells.

Answer 15

Yes: By irritating the tisue, the tissue will change and become dysplatic (bad) and become theprecursor to cancer. Have your tissues checked by a dentist especially if they are whitish and have a washboard appearance.

Answer 16

Smokeless tobacco : Over time the nicotine in the tobacco leaches out of the smokeless tobacco and decreases blood flow to the cheek and gum mucous membranes. This mucosa becomes more permeable to the 200+ cancer producing chemicals in tobacco. If you drink alcohol, the alcohol increases carcinogensis by extracting the carcinogens and enhancing their penetration into the mucosa. Stop if you can, or get help to stop.

Answer 17

Tobacco of any kind: Tobacco use of any kind is the big leading cause of oral cancer.

Answer 18

Years: Likely years. Still a bad habit. See oral surgeon or ENT doc with any symptoms.

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