Smokeless Tobacco Dangers Outlined
It may not be inhaled into the lungs, but smokeless tobacco exposes users to many of the same potent carcinogens as cigarettes, according to the August edition of Cancer Epidemiology. A University of Minnesota report found that users of smokeless tobacco, or snuff, are exposed to higher amounts of tobacco-specific ”nitrosamines” — molecules that are known to cause cancer — than cigarette smokers. “Smokeless tobacco products have been proposed by some as safer alternatives to cigarettes, but they are not safe,” said report author Stephen D. Hecht, University of Minnesota Cancer Center professor. Snuff is sucked on by slipping pouches between the cheeks and gums.
Jim Killackey, staff writer.
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