Scientific Review Finds E-Cigarettes Likely Cause Lung And Oral Cancer
Unlike many earlier studies, which compared vaping with smoking, the review focused on whether e-cigarettes could cause cancer in their own right.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergE-cigarettes are likely to cause cancer, including in the lungs and mouth, according to a sweeping review of scientific evidence that challenges their positioning as a safer alternative to smoking.
Published Monday in the journal Carcinogenesis, the review concludes that nicotine-based vapes are “likely to be carcinogenic to humans,” even though long-term population studies are still lacking.