Preferred Label : Smokeless Tobacco;
NCIt synonyms : Smoking, Tobacco and Cancer - Smokeless Tobacco;
NCIt definition : Tobacco that is not smoked but used in another form such as chewing tobacco or snuff.;
NCIt note : Cancers of the oral cavity (mouth, lip, tongue) have been associated with the use
of chewing tobacco as well as snuff. The tumors often arise at the site of placement
of the tobacco. Smokeless tobacco was formally classified as a known human carcinogen
by the US government in 2000. (MedicineNet.com);
Origin ID : C892;
UMLS CUI : C0040338;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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