U.S. Smokeless Tobacco has agreed to pay $5 million to the family of a man who died of oral cancer in what the family's attorney says is the first wrongful death settlement from chewing tobacco. Bobby ...

The Mouth Cancer Foundation suggests that as many as 90% of oral cancer cases occur in people who smoke. It also states that smoking increases a person’s risk of oral cancer sixfold.

Although smokeless tobacco products have long been linked with certain cancers, including those of the oral cavity and esophagus, this is the first study to identify a specific chemical present in ...

Tobacco use: Smoking or chewing tobacco is responsible for the majority of oral cancer cases. Excessive alcohol consumption: Alcohol irritates mucous membranes and increases cancer risk ...

Schilling revealed the type of cancer two months after Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn died at the age of 54 of oral cancer, a disease he attributed to years of chewing tobacco.

Tobacco use: Smoking tobacco is among the highest risk factors for all types of head and neck cancer, including oral cancer. The more someone smokes, the greater their risk.

An alarming study from Karachi has revealed that up to 42 percent of women aged 30 to 45 regularly consume smokeless tobacco ...

More important, it's not the nicotine that causes cancer; the culprits are the coal tars and other constituents in the tobacco, which are trapped by cells in the throat, mouth and lungs, thereby ...

BOSTON -- Former major league pitcher Curt Schilling says he has been treated for mouth cancer and blames the disease on his use of chewing tobacco for about 30 years. Schilling discussed details on ...