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Can ’snus’ create cancer?
Yes, at least if it’s up to the Norwegian minister of health, Sylvia Brustad. Now she wants to label the snus-packs with cancer warnings according to Norway’s biggest newspaper. The article says that various anti-tobacco organizations agrees with her, and that snus-use have increased quite rapidly in later years. However, the article says nothing on wether snus increases the possibility of cancer or not.
A quick search results in this article (DinSide.no). Yes, snus can double the possibility of cancer in the pancreas. Quite serious. This now means that 8 of 10 000 people among snusers will get pancreas cancer, instead of 4 of 10 000 wich is the norm.
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 at 12:42 pm | English, Seriousness | RSS 2.0 for comments | Trackback URL
Can ’snus’ create cancer?
Yes, at least if it’s up to the Norwegian minister of health, Sylvia Brustad. Now she wants to label the snus-packs with cancer warnings according to Norway’s biggest newspaper. The article says that various anti-tobacco organizations agrees with her, and that snus-use have increased quite rapidly in later years. However, the article says nothing on wether snus increases the possibility of cancer or not.
A quick search results in this article (DinSide.no). Yes, snus can double the possibility of cancer in the pancreas. Quite serious. This now means that 8 of 10 000 people among snusers will get pancreas cancer, instead of 4 of 10 000 wich is the norm.
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 at 12:42 pm | English, Seriousness | RSS 2.0 for comments | Trackback URL
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