Despite what the tobacco companies may claim, it is not a safe alternative to smoking or a method of quitting. Ever use of smokeless tobacco was associ ated with a statistically significant threefold increased risk of death from oral cancer. Depending on the brand, some chewing tobacco products can contain up to 4. Those who use chewing tobacco have an increased risk of. Use of stp as smoking cessation aid compared to pharmaceutical nicotine. Smokeless tobacco users have an 80% increased risk for oral cancer and a 60%. Good tooth and gum care can offset the harmful effects of using dip or chew. Fact sheets presenting data and statistical information on smokeless tobacco, including the health effects, various products and marketing, and usage in the united states. Smokeless tobacco is a harmless alternative to smoking. Increased risk of early delivery and stillbirth when used during pregnancy. Health effects of smokeless tobacco products european. Smokeless tobacco often contains higher levels of cancercausing chemicals called nitrosamines. Health risks of smokeless tobacco american cancer society.
Cancer risk of smokeless tobacco users is probably lower than that of smokers, but. Health harms from smokeless tobacco use campaign for. Theres also an increased risk of cancers of the pancreas and esophagus, the long tube that runs from your throat to your stomach. Other harmful health effects of smokeless tobacco include. Habitual use of oral tobacco can increase the risk of oral cancer, but the data are insufficient to assess in detail the risks associated with many types of smokeless. Smokeless tobacco and other tobacco products public health. Because habitual areca nut chewing is addictive, the practice continues until youth are using betel quid, first without tobacco and often later with tobacco. World health organization, international agency for research on cancer, 2007 accessed 2014 oct 31. Smokeless tobacco can lead to nicotine poisoning and even death in children who mistake it for candy. Smoking in pregnancy is dangerous to the mother as well. Those who use betel quid with tobacco find it hard to return to betel quid without tobacco, claiming that the quid has lost its flavor. Chewing tobacco health effects cancer facts, how to quit.
Causes cancer of the mouth, esophagus the passage that connects the throat to the stomach. Animal carcinogenicity studies strongly support clinical results. Smokeless tobacco use as a risk factor for cigarette smoking. If they chew tobacco, they risk cancer of the lip, tongue and mouth. Smokeless tobacco contains at least 28 cancercausing chemicals and causes. Primary causes are heart disease and cancers of the mouth, pharynx, and the esophagus. The use of chewing tobacco and other smokeless tobacco products increases the risk of oral cancers cancer of the mouth, throat, cheek, gums, lips or tongue.