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Summary FDAs Center for Tobacco Products launched the first nationwide public education campaign to prevent the use of smokeless tobacco (i.e., dip, chew, snus)
Oral cancer is the 11th most common cancer in the world, accounting for an estimated 300,000 new cases and 145,000 deaths in 2012 and 702,000 prevalent cases over a period of five years (old and new cases) For this chapter, oral cancers include cancers of the mucosal lip, tongue, gum, floor of the mouth, palate, and mouth, corresponding to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision [ICD-10], codes C00, C02, C03, C04, C05, and C06, respectively
Suggested strategies include increasing the price and taxation of tobacco products, eliminating advertisements for tobacco products, banning smoking in indoor spaces, having smoke-free workplaces, policies to protect people from secondhand smoke exposure, and characterizing flavors from tobacco products
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