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Could biting your nails cause stomach cancer?
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Can't see how: Unless you handle carcinogenic substances and don't wash your hands, making you ingest them indadvertedly. Not a good habit, though. Looks bad and messes up your fingers. Been there, done that. If i could get rid of it, certainly you can.
Answered 4/14/2014
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