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Could you tell me what are chances of mouth cancer with no tabacoo at all or drinking?
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Very low: Smoking, chewing tobacco and drinking alcohol can lead to oral cancer. A recent study showed that over 90% of oral cancers were associated with combining heavy smoking and heavy drinking while a virus is also suspected in oral cancer, the risk is very low in non drinkers and non smokers.
Answered 10/29/2016
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Extremely low: Extremely low. Drinking/smoking also causes many other cancers.
Answered 3/12/2020
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