Vaping Cancer Bombshell Puts Feds on the Hot Seat
A new review suggests nicotine-based e-cigarettes likely cause lung and oral cancers, sparking renewed debate over federal policy.Summary
An international team of cancer researchers has published a review in the journal Carcinogenesis suggesting that nicotine-based e-cigarettes are likely carcinogenic, causing an indeterminate burden of oral and lung cancer. The analysis, led by the University of New South Wales, pooled data from human biomarker studies, animal bioassays, and lab experiments to highlight DNA damage, oxidative stress, and tissue inflammation in oral and respiratory tissue. The findings have reignited public debate about youth vaping and federal policy, particularly as U.S. regulators have recently shifted enforcement and issued marketing-granted orders for flavored products. However, independent scientists have pushed back, arguing that the review overstates the available evidence and did not follow standard systematic-review methods. Public-health groups continue to advise that never-smokers, especially young people, should avoid e-cigarettes.
(Source：Hoodline)
