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Increased risk of oral cancer observed in combined use of vaping and tobacco products

Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco have found that most users of non-cigarette tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes, are equally, if not more, at risk of oral cancer. (Picture Dr.Niranjan Prabhakar)

Dental Tribune International

Wed. 15 August 2018

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SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.: Smoking remains a leading cause of oral cancer, and the tobacco product range is evolving with increasing use of non-cigarette tobacco products and dual use of multiple product types. New research conducted at the University of California, San Francisco has shown that most non-cigarette tobacco users are exposed to carcinogen levels comparable to or exceeding exposure among exclusive cigarette smokers—levels that are likely to place users at substantial risk.

The study was conducted by analysing data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health, the first longitudinal study of tobacco use in the U.S. The data included urine samples from adults provided for investigation for tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs). These are one of the most significant groups of carcinogens in tobacco products and are formed from nicotine by a reaction that occurs during the curing and processing of tobacco.

Among the TSNAs included in the analysis were N-nitrosonornicotine (NNN), a known oral and esophageal carcinogen, and nitrosamine ketone (NNK), which is the most carcinogenic. Furthermore, 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL), which is a metabolite of the lung carcinogen NNK, and total nicotine equivalents were evaluated.

For this study, 6,241 participants were categorized according to use of combustibles, which included cigarettes, cigars, water pipes, pipes and blunts—marijuana-containing cigars; smokeless; which consisted of moist snuff, chewing tobacco and snus; e-cigarettes; and nicotine replacement products. For each product, recent use was defined as within the previous three days and non-use defined as none within the past 30 days.

All tobacco use categories demonstrated elevated nicotine and TSNA concentrations relative to non-users. TSNA exposures were highest among smokeless tobacco users. Exclusive e-cigarette users were exposed to lower NNN and NNAL levels than other product users were, despite comparable nicotine exposure. However, most e-cigarette users concurrently used combustible tobacco, resulting in TSNA exposure similar to that of exclusive cigarette smokers.

The analysis showed that the vast majority of non-cigarette tobacco users were exposed to carcinogen levels comparable to or exceeding those among exclusive cigarette smokers, and this exposure is likely to place them at substantial risk of oral cancer.

The poster presentation, titled “Nicotine and carcinogen exposure by tobacco product type and dual-use,” was presented by Dr. Benjamin Chaffee from the University of California at the 96th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, recently held in London.

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