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How much does family history, heredity, and ethnicity play into developing oral cancer, or is it primarily caused by tobacco, alcohol etc..
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Mostly smoking : Though family history and genes always can play a role in susceptibility to cancer, the biggest factor is tobacco in any form, and alcohol contributes.
Answered 7/2/2015
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Smoking/chewing: Genetics can and does play a role in the incidence of oral cancers and all other cancer. However, there is no question that smoking and especially chewing tobacco long term puts you at a much higher overall risk of getting oral cancer. This risk is compounded with high usage of alcohol as well.
Answered 9/28/2016
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None : Major culprit of oral cancer is nicotine and alcohol . Ethnicity, family history znd heredity have not been implicated in common forms of oral cancer.
Answered 1/22/2015
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