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Smokeless tobacco again linked to throat cancer

Posted on Sep 16th 2007 12:40PM by Brian White

Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss

It seems as though another study has linked smokeless (as in, chewing) tobacco with an increase in the risk for throat cancer. Specifically, cancer of the "hypopharynx" was the area cited inside the throat that sees an increased risk of caner.

With many cigarette smokers having turned to the perceived "less harmless" smokeless tobacco venue, this study (among many others) indicates that the switch is just shifting a cancer risk from one are in the body to another.

So, if you've decided to quit smoking recently, don't shift tobacco use somewhere else -- get rid of it completely. Use whatever method works for you, but jettison tobacco use permanently.

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Tags: cancer, chewing, cigarettes, smokeless, smoking, tobacco

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