First Identification of a Strong Oral Carcinogen in Smokeless Tobacco
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
At the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, scientists today reported identification of the first substance in smokeless tobacco that is a strong oral carcinogen, a health risk for the 9 million users of chewing tobacco, snuff and related products in the U.S., and called upon the federal government to regulate or ban the substance.