I couldn't read the whole article, since I didn't want to register on yet another site. Here's an abstract on 1 case of carcinoma occurring from snus use. I'll be 109 before I get cancer :^P Seriously though, it shows that while snus isn't harmless, there's worse things you could do to yourself.
Oral cancer after using Swedish snus (smokeless tobacco) for 70 years - a case report.
CASE REPORTS
Oral Diseases. 10(1):50-53, January 2004.
Zatterstrom, UK 1; Svensson, M 1; Sand, L 2; Nordgren, H 3; Hirsch, JM 2
Abstract:
Whereas the smoking habit has declined significantly in Sweden in recent decades, there has been a marked increase in the consumption of 'snus' (oral moist snuff). The use of this smokeless tobacco, exposing the user locally to carcinogenic nitrosamines, raises the question - will the increasing use of snuff eventually lead to a greater incidence of oral cancer? We report the case of a 90-year-old man who developed a localized squamous cell carcinoma in the gingival fold under the upper lip, at the exact place where he had regularly placed loose oral snuff for 70 years. Although this is a reminder of a prevailing cancer risk, the time frame indicates that the risk is slight. This is consistent with recent epidemiological reports regarding the minor risk of snuff-associated cancer in the Scandinavian countries.
(C) 2004 Munksgaard International Publishers Ltd.
Link to article.
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Tried to fix link...Unsuccessful :^( Copy/paste should get you there if you want to try to get whole report.
Edit 2 (by Zero): Fixed your link
Oral cancer after using Swedish snus (smokeless tobacco) for 70 years - a case report.
CASE REPORTS
Oral Diseases. 10(1):50-53, January 2004.
Zatterstrom, UK 1; Svensson, M 1; Sand, L 2; Nordgren, H 3; Hirsch, JM 2
Abstract:
Whereas the smoking habit has declined significantly in Sweden in recent decades, there has been a marked increase in the consumption of 'snus' (oral moist snuff). The use of this smokeless tobacco, exposing the user locally to carcinogenic nitrosamines, raises the question - will the increasing use of snuff eventually lead to a greater incidence of oral cancer? We report the case of a 90-year-old man who developed a localized squamous cell carcinoma in the gingival fold under the upper lip, at the exact place where he had regularly placed loose oral snuff for 70 years. Although this is a reminder of a prevailing cancer risk, the time frame indicates that the risk is slight. This is consistent with recent epidemiological reports regarding the minor risk of snuff-associated cancer in the Scandinavian countries.
(C) 2004 Munksgaard International Publishers Ltd.
Link to article.
Edit:
Tried to fix link...Unsuccessful :^( Copy/paste should get you there if you want to try to get whole report.
Edit 2 (by Zero): Fixed your link

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