First identification of a strong oral carcinogen in smokeless tobacco

Posted August 22nd, 2012 by PCC STEM & filed under Health Sciences.

Scientists have now identified the first substance in smokeless tobacco that is a strong oral carcinogen, a health risk for the 9 million users of chewing tobacco, snuff and related products in the U.S., and called upon the federal government to regulate or ban the substance.

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