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Does Any Environmental Contaminators Cause Tongue Cancer?

My husband died at 33 with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, his sister was later diagnosed and now his Aunt, also childhood neighbor, grew up next door to these people has it. Have you ever heard of environmental containaments that can cause tongue cancer besides the obvious, alcohol and drugs?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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I am really sorry for the losses your family have suffered. Dear madam, reasons for oral cancers are many, amongst most common things we eat like, spices and especially chilly, besides the obvious reasons like nicotine (in any form, like chewable tobacco with or without lime). at this point i would like to aknowledge that there is a strong familial prediliction in many cases, as you have already mentioned that the other family members have also been diagnosed with this deadly disease. however besides these factors, chemical level of water and radiation of mobile and internet waves have also been enlisted as the cause of cancer.
Dr. Neha Vanza Khare
Asst Prof. RKDF Dental College
Bhopal
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Does Any Environmental Contaminators Cause Tongue Cancer?

I am really sorry for the losses your family have suffered. Dear madam, reasons for oral cancers are many, amongst most common things we eat like, spices and especially chilly, besides the obvious reasons like nicotine (in any form, like chewable tobacco with or without lime). at this point i would like to aknowledge that there is a strong familial prediliction in many cases, as you have already mentioned that the other family members have also been diagnosed with this deadly disease. however besides these factors, chemical level of water and radiation of mobile and internet waves have also been enlisted as the cause of cancer. Dr. Neha Vanza Khare Asst Prof. RKDF Dental College Bhopal