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What causes chewing tobacco to cause cancer but chewing, let's say, maple leaves doesn't?
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Chewing tabacco: Chewing tabacco has many known carcinogens. Betel nut chewing has also been linked to carcinogenesis.
Answered 1/29/2017
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