Health Tip: Smokeless Tobacco Isn't Safe Either

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(HealthDay News) -- Smokeless tobacco isn't a safer alternative to smoking cigarettes, the American Cancer Society says.

According to the ACS, smokeless tobacco increases your risk of:

• Cancer, including those of the mouth, tongue, throat, esophagus, stomach and pancreas.
• Heart disease, including complications such as heart attack or a stroke.
• Nicotine addiction.
• Leukoplakia, which are sores in the mouth that can become cancerous.
• Oral problems including receding gums, losing teeth, worn teeth, stained teeth and bad breath.
• Losing bone surrounding the roots of the teeth.

-- Diana Kohnle

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