A 33-year-old member asked:
I know smoking can be a cause of copd, so i am curious if chewing tobacco can as well?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

Dr. Aaron Milstoneanswered
Pulmonology 29 years experience
No: Chewing tobacco is related to oral cancer - since it is not smoked/inhaled it doesnt increase the riskof develoing emphysema/copd.
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Dr. Gutti Raoanswered
Hospital-based practice 48 years experience
May not: Chewing tobacco may not cause COPD but it has as many disadvantages like oral cancers, laryngeal cancers etc.
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Last updated Mar 16, 2018
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