According to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the risk of esophageal cancer is more than three times higher and the risk of pancreatic cancer is twice as high in people who regularly "snug". This is shown by a new systematic review of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the Cancer Registry and the Norwegian Institute of the Work Environment STAMI.
The study published in the International Journal of Cancer is a systematic review. This means that researchers have studied all available research on the topic they want to investigate.
– The study included 14 group studies and 1 so-called case-control study, i.e. an analytical model in which people suffering from a disease or symptoms are compared with healthy people. The study included only men because of little data on women, says physician and researcher Bendik Brinchmann of FHI.
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The study was conducted in cooperation between the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the Norwegian Cancer Registry and the Norwegian Institute Work Environments STAMI.
Some studies included in this systematic review showed an increased risk of cancer esophagus, pancreas, stomach and rectum.
– Accurately estimating the risk of some forms of cancer is challenging. This is reflected in our confidence in the various effect estimates, which ranged from moderate to very low. We found that snus use is associated with an increased risk of cancer, with the risk likely to depend on how long and how often a person took snus, and that cancer susceptibility varies, Brinchmann says.
– The research we have shows that cancer develops in the digestive tract. In the case of the stomach, we also see that the incidence of this condition increased by 40% in people who sniffed. These are serious forms of cancer, especially pancreatic cancer, emphasizes physician and researcher Bendik Brinchmann of FHI.
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Source: Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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