The smokeless tobacco: a survey in a cohort of young Italians through a social-media questionnaire.

This observational survey aimed to demonstrate the use of the Snus kind of smokeless tobacco, among young Italian adults from alpine areas. A customized anonymous questionnaire was purposely created using the Google Forms platform and made it available for 4 weeks through social media supports to a cohort of young adults living in a mountain area in Italy. Out of four hundred recipients, 332 interviewees returned the survey.

Oral microbiome and mucosal trauma as risk factors for oral cancer: beyond alcohol and tobacco. A literature review.

Oral and oropharyngeal cancer represents the sixth more common type of cancer affecting the worldwide population. It has been estimated the number of 650,000 new cases per year globally and a greater prevalence has been registered among men. The main risk factors for oral cancer such as tobacco smoking and alcohol are uncontroversial and have been deeply investigated and evidenced in the scientific literature.