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Article: Snuff not a 'safer' substitute for cigarettes: Study
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- December 25, 2007
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Washington, Dec. 25 -- A recent study has challenged the idea that a moist snuff is a "safer" substitute for cigarettes, by revealing that it could actually be more risky than cigarette smoking.
A 20-year review of scientific research on tobacco and cancer indicated that smokeless tobacco, which is a known cause of oral cancer, is contaminated with levels of cancer-causing nitrosamines.
The paper stated that it is 1,000 times greater than those found in any other consumer product, and the sales of snuffs have been continuously increasing despite warning labels and ban on electronic advertising.
"In the past several ...