I have a question concerning base of tongue cancer. I have heard that base of tongue cancer is extremely unusual to contract from dipping. Although I know chewing tobacco increases the risk I have heard that dippers and snuffers are more likiely to have oral cavity cancer and smokers are more likely to have base of tongue cancer. Can anyone confirm this or not? I am really curious

Users of chewing tobacco are most likely to develop cancer at the site where the hold the chew, though this information is anecdotal, and I do not believe that a published study exists. This does not mean that they do not develop oral cancer in other locations; they do, including base of tongue. They are not free from other systemic problems that tobacco in general causes either. As a side note, cancers located at the base of the tongue are still considered oral cavity cancers.