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Is it necessary to smoke tobacco to get mouth or tongue cancer?
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No: Oral cancers do occur with increasing frequency. There is an association with exposure to human papilloma virus (hpv).
Answered 5/1/2016
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No: But tobacco chewing or smoking especially when added together with alcohol use is the leading cause of throat and mouth cancer.
Answered 12/12/2014
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