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A member asked:
Can chewing tobacco cause throat cancer during the first 2-3 years of chewing?
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It can cause it in: The first week, but it may not show up until months or years later. There is no safe level of chewing a carcinogen.
Answered 4/14/2015
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Yes: Anything is possible, but what you describe is unlikely.
Answered 4/18/2017
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Highly unlikely.: While tobacco use (also smokeless), and alcohol use are risk factors, most patients present at over age 50. It is possible, but a lot of tobacco would probably have to be chewed, or a person would need to be really susceptable for this to happen. It would be best to discontinue tobacco use.
Answered 4/4/2012
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