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And because tobacco itself contains more than 30 carcinogens and is the primary cause of oral cancer, a good replacement must be tobacco-free

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Yet Sley, an aspiring entrepreneur who has spent more than two years trying to navigate the Food and Drug Administration's new tobacco regulations, has legitimate cause to complain