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Mouth and lung cancer as a resultNew study shows: Vaping is apparently even more harmful than expected
What's in store for us?
There is still a widespread belief that vaping does not have as negative an effect on the body as regular smoking. Australian researchers have now evaluated more than 100 studies. They conclude that the hope of safe nicotine consumption through e-cigarettes is deceptive.
Tumors often only appear years after consumption
“The study shows that e-cigarettes containing nicotine are likely to cause mouth and lung cancer,” reports study leader Bernard Stewart from the University of New South Wales in Sydney. As Der Spiegel writes, no investigations of vapers were carried out. But according to Stewart, “worrying changes” are already taking place in the bodies of affected e-cigarette users.
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The reason why there is not yet sufficient reliable evidence is the fact that vaping products have only been increasingly consumed since 2010. Tumors often only appear years or decades after contact with cancer-causing substances. The serious consequences such as mouth and lung cancer could only affect vapers in a few years.
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Scientists warn against e-cigarettes
Vapers inhale aerosols. This definitely contains carcinogenic substances such as nitrosamines, acrylamide, formaldehyde and also heavy metals on the heating elements of the devices. Until the late 2010s, scientists were cautious about their assessments of vapes. That has changed in recent years. They are now clearly warning against this.
Since many vapers smoke or have smoked at the same time, it is also difficult to estimate which product may be causing people affected by cancer. However, Ute Mons from the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg believes that normal cigarettes are far more harmful than vapes.
Vapes are deliberately designed to be seductive for young people
However, the handling of e-cigarettes in Germany is “remarkably worrying,” writes Spiegel. There is a ban on sales to people under 18. But hardly any seller seems to really care about this. What would make matters worse is that flavors such as raspberry, mango or vanilla give the impression that vapes are harmless, especially for children and young people. Names like “Chocolate Brownie” or “Banana Ice” seem seductive and trivialize the product.
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Restrictions on the liquid in an e-cigarette only exist on paper. Two milliliters is the official limit, which is enough for around 600 puffs. However, you can easily purchase “Big Vapes” or “Big Puffs” with up to 80,000 puffs over the counter and online. For pocket money of less than 20 euros. It's hard to imagine the wave of cancer that is heading our way.
Sources used: Mirror
