Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Products for quitting smoking increases the risk of oral cancer


Products for quitting smoking increases the risk of oral cancer

In an article published last month, Medical News Today announced that products intended for smoking cessation based on nicotine may increase the risk of oral cancer, according to results of a study funded by the Medical Research Council in the UK.
Researchers who conducted the tests have published their results in the online journal PLoS ONE, showing that the nicotine it contains products for smoking cessation may result in increased risk of oral cancer.
The team, led by Muy-Teck Teh Dr at Institute of Dentistry, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry of Queen Mary University of London, FOXM1 gene investigated the influence of oral cancer. Previous studies have already put out the connection between high levels of FOXM1 and other cancers.
Study author Dr Teh said that after testing it was observed that the level of FOXM1 was high during the early stages of oral cancer.
Also, the researcher said that nicotine's ability to increase levels of FOXM1 in cells.
Oral cancer is usually diagnosed in late stages, when the survival rate is very low, and is often caused by smoking or excessive alcohol consumption.

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