Doctors: Swedish Snus Cut Risk of Cancer

LONDON (AP) -- Smokers looking for a less harmful way to get their nicotine fix should switch to Swedish snus - a smokeless tobacco that puts them at a significantly lower risk of cancer than cigarettes, doctors say in an article posted online Thursday in The Lancet.Smokers are at least 10 times more likely to get lung cancer than people who use snus, studies showed - a finding that could challenge bans on snus, particularly in the European Union.>>> Discuss This Story

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