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Head and Neck Cancer
Chewing Tobacco: An Underestimated Danger
August 27th, 2007
In the U.S. this year more than 55,000 Americans will develop cancer of the head and neck (most of which is preventable) and nearly 13,000 of them will die from it. The American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) reports that many of these cancer-related deaths are caused by the use of smokeless tobacco products, like chewing tobacco and snuff. Despite the indication that cigarette smoking is the most dangerous use of tobacco, a study released this month funded by the National Institutes on Drug Abuse, the National Cancer Institute, and the American Cancer Society suggests that users of smokeless tobacco are exposed to higher levels of...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2007-08-27)
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