An interesting (or stupid) thought

[Frosted]

I'm one for the truth as well. I'm quite prepared to be a guinea pig with snus as I just know it's a whole light year safer than smoking. If it gave me gum recession, bad teeth or whatever - I'd call it in here, but it hasn't.

If I get oral cancer or pancreatic cancer in the future, how can I prove that it was snus if I smoked for 30 years? This is where it gets tricky and that's probably why studies are rare or conflict.

I'm always open for new scientific studies no matter what the outcome. I always want to know but I hope it will be me as an adult to make a decision based on evidence as to whether or not I continue to use it - and not the government.

[lxskllr]

I haven't really seen research that shows snus is harmful. Everyone that says it is, is just running their mouth, and not putting up facts. The most negative study shows a link between snus and pancreatic cancer. Imo that study was flawed, and others have said the same. It's worthy of a closer look, but even if it's absolutely correct, your still better off than smoking, which has a fairly low incidence of pancreatic cancer itself. It just isn't that common, and the numbers we're talking about aren't that high.

[Veganpunk]

I haven't really seen research that shows snus is harmful. Everyone that says it is, is just running their mouth, and not putting up facts. The most negative study shows a link between snus and pancreatic cancer. Imo that study was flawed, and others have said the same. It's worthy of a closer look, but even if it's absolutely correct, your still better off than smoking, which has a fairly low incidence of pancreatic cancer itself. It just isn't that common, and the numbers we're talking about aren't that high.

And didn't that study also say that they were previous smokers? It's been awhile since I read it, but I remember thinking it was flawed.

[lxskllr]

And didn't that study also say that they were previous smokers? It's been awhile since I read it, but I remember thinking it was flawed.

I believe the results showed that there was an increase amongst never smokers, but the population was kind of loosey goosey, and there were several factors not taken into account, notably occupational exposure to chemicals(these were construction workers). Check out this thread for an interesting analysis on the pancreatic risk study, as well as other studies...

http://www.snuson.com/forum/showthre...-Dr.-Brad-Rodu