The Dangers of Smokeless Tobacco
USA Today had a good article today about Smokeless Tobacco (aka Dip, Chewing Tobacco). Here's an excerpt:
The American Cancer Society says that smokeless tobacco users are 50 times more at risk for developing various cancers than those who don't use. Nearly 9,000 people die every year from oral cancer. Seventy percent of regular users develop lesions in the mouth, according to medical experts, with about 3%-4% developing into full-blown cancer. Pat Sullivan, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1971 at Auburn, was one of them. After three rounds of chemotherapy and 34 radiation treatments, Alabama at Birmingham's offensive coordinator is free of the cancer that ravaged his throat.
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The American Cancer Society says that smokeless tobacco users are 50 times more at risk for developing various cancers than those who don't use. Nearly 9,000 people die every year from oral cancer. Seventy percent of regular users develop lesions in the mouth, according to medical experts, with about 3%-4% developing into full-blown cancer. Pat Sullivan, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1971 at Auburn, was one of them. After three rounds of chemotherapy and 34 radiation treatments, Alabama at Birmingham's offensive coordinator is free of the cancer that ravaged his throat.
Read the full article here
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