has raised the prospect 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., are upfront about that fact that their study “does not show that e-cigarettes cause cancer” – but it certainly raises it as a potential risk.
But very little research has been conducted into the risk of cancer, as cancer-causing chemicals are generally lower in vapes than cigarettes.Scientists, including those involved in the study, agreed that it was far too soon to conclude that vaping may increase the risk of cancer. “Further studies will be required to investigate whether these features could be used to individually predict cancer in smokers and e-cigarette users.
George Laking, of the University of Auckland, said: “Overall, this paper should not change the basic message of ‘Vaping to Quit.’ Vaping remains an essential tool for harm reduction compared to cigarettes. The question with harm reduction is always ‘by how much is the harm reduced?’ Although that is a question a lot of people are working on, it is not a question this study can answer.”