New research warns vaping far less safe than claimed
New research indicates vaping is likely to cause cancers and is far from harmless, challenging claims of it being significantly safer than smoking.Summary
A major review of global research between 2017 and 2025 reveals growing evidence that nicotine-based e-cigarettes are likely to cause oral and lung cancers. Experts, including pulmonologist Professor Richard van Zyl-Smit, state the claim that vaping is “95% safer” than smoking is no longer credible, with the risks now appearing “much closer to tobacco.” While vaping may reduce some risks associated with smoking, it introduces new ones, potentially including cardiovascular disease, stroke, and diabetes. The research also highlights a higher addiction risk, particularly among young people, due to faster nicotine absorption. Comparing vaping to smoking is complex, with estimates suggesting vaping may be only “40% to 50% safer” than smoking, a figure described as imprecise. Heated tobacco products, unlike e-cigarettes, still contain tobacco and carry the same cancer risks.
(Source：Ewn)
