It causes more than lung cancer based on current evidence, it can cause cancers of the mouth and throat, voice box, esophagus, stomach, kidney, pancreas, liver, bladder, cervix, colon and rectum, and a type of leukemia (acute myeloid leukemia)
These products may not involve smoke, but they can still cause serious harm, especially in your mouth
It claims 1.6 million lives in the WHO South-East Asia Region which is amongst the largest producers and consumers of tobacco products
The prevalence of Canadians using nicotine products in the past month dropped from 18% in 2013 to 16% in 2023
Risk assessment of tobacco, alcohol and diet in oral cancerA case-control study
The following conditions may show clinical features similar to those of STK: oral leukoplakia, frictional keratosis, and oral squamous cell carcinoma