Oral cancer can begin anywhere in the mouth. Using chewing tobacco, also called smokeless tobacco, is a major risk factor for oral cancer. These products contain high levels of nicotine and toxic ...

While not everyone who uses chewing tobacco will develop oral cancer, the majority of people who have oral cancer also use tobacco. Chewing tobacco doesn’t carry the risk of lung cancer associated ...

You're probably familiar with the dangers of cigarette smoking, but chewing tobacco and snuff are other tobacco products that can have serious health effects, as well. Learn more about the long-term ...

Globally, nearly one in three cases of oral cancer can be attributed to use of smokeless tobacco and areca nut products, according to a new study from the International Agency for Research on Cancer ...

FARGO -- Chris Carlson’s nicotine habit started with chewing tobacco and his college fraternity brothers. He really got hooked in the mid ’80s as an exchange student in Sweden, where he says everyone ...

In a recent study in the journal Nature Communications, researchers systematically reviewed and synthesized the literature on the health risks associated with chewing tobacco. Their results indicate ...