A 34-year-old member asked:
can smokeless tobacco cause oral cancer? if so, how?
3 doctor answers
Dr. Lauren Stegman answered
27 years experience Radiation Oncology
Yes: Smokeless tobacco (chew, snuff, etc.) cause cancer by exposing the lining of the mouth or nose to toxins in the tobacco that can lead to cancer. They also can cause chronic inflammation that promotes the growth of cancer cells.
Answered on Nov 8, 2018
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Dr. Tony Menendez answered
37 years experience Prosthodontics
Yes: By irritating the tisue, the tissue will change and become dysplatic (bad) and become theprecursor to cancer. Have your tissues checked by a dentist especially if they are whitish and have a washboard appearance.
Answered on Jul 10, 2013
Dr. Simon Rosenberg answered
46 years experience Dentistry
Smokeless tobacco : Over time the nicotine in the tobacco leaches out of the smokeless tobacco and decreases blood flow to the cheek and gum mucous membranes. This mucosa becomes more permeable to the 200+ cancer producing chemicals in tobacco. If you drink alcohol, the alcohol increases carcinogensis by extracting the carcinogens and enhancing their penetration into the mucosa. Stop if you can, or get help to stop.
Answered on Jan 5, 2017
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Dr. Liawaty Ho answered
23 years experience Hematology and Oncology
Yes: Tobacco is one of the risk factor for oral cancer in addition to alcohol and other things.
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered
40 years experience Dentistry
Carcinogens: It is the carcinogens in the tobacco that leach into the soft tissues of your mouth and cause the changes on a cellular level that result in cancer ce ... Read More
A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
Yes: Smokeless tobacco is an important cause of oral cancer. Alcohol is another. See this site for more info.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/tobacco/sm ... Read More
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
Puts you at higher : Risk. Not all people who use tobacco get cancer, but users are at much higher risk for cancer. There is no redeeming value to using tobacco, so do not ... Read More
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