Article
The Swedish snus and the Sudanese toombak: are they different?
Oral oncology - 1 Nov 1998
Idris A M, Ibrahim S O, Vasstrand E N, Johannessen A C, Lillehaug J R, Magnusson B, Wallström M, Hirsch J M, Nilsen R
Abstract excerpt
In Sweden, snuff (locally known as snus), was introduced since the year 1637. Presently, Sweden has the highest per capita consumption and sale figures of snuff in the world, and the habit is becoming increasingly popular. Snus is manufactured into a dry form used in the nasal cavity and a moist...
Topics
- Carcinogens
- Female
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Keratins
- Male
- Mouth Neoplasms
- Mutation
- Nitrosamines
- Papillomaviridae
- Plants, Toxic
- Sudan
- Sweden