A 39-year-old member asked:
does smokeless tobacco cause copd?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Charles Davant answered
Family Medicine 49 years experience
No: But it does cause cancer of the lips tongue and throat. That's bad enough.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Could COPD be a result of smokeless tobacco?
2 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in
Dr. Carlo Hatem answered
Pulmonary Critical Care 25 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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