The Web is loaded with images of receding gums, caramel-colored teeth, missing jaws, and white patches called gator lip, along with testimonials on how smokeless tobacco is absolutely, positively not a safe alternative to smoking
Chewing tobacco is most commonly connected with cancers in the oral cavity, which includes the lips, floor of the mouth, area between the cheek and gums, the roof of the mouth, and the tongue, says Guilherme Rabinowits, MD, a medical oncologist in Dana-Farbers Head and Neck Oncology Program
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This narrowing impedes the smooth flow of oxygen-rich blood throughout the body, affecting vital organs and tissues