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Its important to note that 25% of people who develop oral cancer dont smoke or have other known risk factors

Considering a 2015 study found 37% of major league players and coaches were still using smokeless tobacco, this was a significant, if controversial, move by the MLB to reduce the habit

Former Pepperdine coach Steve Rodriguez played on Pepperdines 1992 national championship team and professionally for seven seasons, including 18 games in the major leagues

Although these can be signs of other, less serious, conditions, having these symptoms for more than a week or two can point to oral cancer