A 34-year-old member asked:
Could copd be a result of smokeless tobacco?
2 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in
Dr. Carlo Hatemanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 27 years experience
No: Smokeless tobacco is chewing tobacco and snuff. It causes oral cancer, nicotine addiction, and reproductive health problems. It is not known to cause copd.
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Dr. Rada Ivanovanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 33 years experience
No: If you refer to chewing tobacco, then no. COPD is caused by inhaled substances - tobacco, occupational, war etc, or genetic reasons. Smokeless tobacco is not without risks either - it can give you cancer etc.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Does smokeless tobacco cause copd?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Charles Davantanswered
Family Medicine 51 years experience
No: But it does cause cancer of the lips tongue and throat. That's bad enough.
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