A study about the effects of vaping on the heart is the latest in a series of research papers that suggest e-cigarettes could be more harmful than thought
Vaping may still be a much better option for our health than smoking but the evidence against e-cigarettes is starting to pile up, scientists are saying.the prospect for the first time that vaping may potentially cause cancer, after finding e-cigarette users suffered some similar changes to their DNA as tobacco smokers who develop the disease – although researchers conceded it was still far to early to draw firm conclusions.
Dr Yakubu Bene-Alhasan, a doctor in Baltimore and lead researcher on the new study, said: “More and more studies are linking e-cigarettes to harmful effects and finding that it might not be as safe as previously thought.” This is particularly concerning given that vaping among 11 to 17-year-olds has almost doubled in the last three years to 7.6 per cent of the UK population, despite it being illegal for under-18s to vape.
Some of that rise will be teenagers replacing tobacco with e-cigarettes – with experts still in little doubt that vaping is less harmful than tobacco smoking, though more research is needed.With concern growing about vaping, it is crucial to minimise its uptake among teenagers. So the Government’s plan to
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