What is it about?
Highlights the carcinogenic action of nicotine in the oral region, based on several studies
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Why is it important?
Contrary to the popular perception that nicotine is not carcinogenic, this is particularly important with rising popularity of electronic cigarettes which contain nicotine at carcinogenic levels.
Perspectives
This article was the outcome of the talk on "PRIORITIES IN SMOKELESS TOBACCO CONTROL RESEARCH AND TRAINING NEEDS in the Symposium on SMOKELESS TOBACCO at XXVII NATIONAL IAOMP CONFERENCE". The confirmation of nicotine as an oral carcinogen through further studies will help in bringing down the incidence and prevalence of oral cancer due to this cause.
Professor Mohit Sharma
SGT Dental College Hospital & Research Institute
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This page is a summary of: Novel Pathways and Mechanisms of Nicotine-Induced Oral Carcinogenesis, Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery, February 2022, Bentham Science Publishers,
DOI: 10.2174/1574892816666210806161312.
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