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Can Smoke Less Tobacco Cause Cancer?

Hi Doctor,

I have been using this kind of smoke less tobacco for past 4 year. But now i am feeling that i should haven't used this and not any more , but i am not able to control this. Even i have fear of cancer ??? please give me a best way to make my self calm Dr.. ??
Sat, 17 May 2014
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Oncologist,  's  Response
Smoke less tobacco causes cancers such as oral cancer, esophageal cancer, and pancreatic cancer
There is no safe form of tobacco. At least 28 chemicals in smokeless tobacco have been found to cause cancer. The most harmful chemicals in smokeless tobacco are tobacco-specific nitrosamines, which are formed during the growing, curing, fermenting, and aging of tobacco. The level of tobacco-specific nitrosamines varies by product. Scientists have found that the nitrosamine level is directly related to the risk of cancer.

In addition to a variety of nitrosamines, other cancer-causing substances in smokeless tobacco include polonium–210 (a radioactive element found in tobacco fertilizer) and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (also known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons).
So i advise u to totally stop using smoke less tobacco.

Regards
DR DE
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Can Smoke Less Tobacco Cause Cancer?

Smoke less tobacco causes cancers such as oral cancer, esophageal cancer, and pancreatic cancer There is no safe form of tobacco. At least 28 chemicals in smokeless tobacco have been found to cause cancer. The most harmful chemicals in smokeless tobacco are tobacco-specific nitrosamines, which are formed during the growing, curing, fermenting, and aging of tobacco. The level of tobacco-specific nitrosamines varies by product. Scientists have found that the nitrosamine level is directly related to the risk of cancer. In addition to a variety of nitrosamines, other cancer-causing substances in smokeless tobacco include polonium–210 (a radioactive element found in tobacco fertilizer) and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (also known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons). So i advise u to totally stop using smoke less tobacco. Regards DR DE