The faces of smokeless tobacco use
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rick Bender started using chewing tobacco at age 12. By age 26, he had been diagnosed with cancer. (Images courtesy of NoSnuff.com)
Bender lost 1/3 of his tongue, 1/2 of his jaw and partial use of his right arm as a result of his cancer. (Image courtesy of NoSnuff.com)
This image depicts the 'before' and 'after' photos of a young man who lost part of his face due to cancer caused by smokeless tobacco use. (Image courtesy of KilltheCan.org)
A man's neck disfigured by a cancer linked to smokeless tobacco use. (Image courtesy of KilltheCan.org)
Bob Leslie died of mouth cancer in 1998 after years of chewing smokeless tobacco. After his diagnosis, he became an advocate against smokeless tobacco use. (Image courtesy of OralHealthAmerica.org)
Over half of all spit tobacco users have oral lesions like this one, according to Oral Health America. (Image courtesy of OralHealthAmerica.org)
Cancer of the lip is just one of many diseases associated with smokeless tobacco use. (Image courtesy of KilltheCan.org)