Vaping Likely to Cause Cancer, Canterbury University Study Shows

Vaping likely to cause cancer, Canterbury University study shows

The research looked at the chemical composition of "vape smoke" and assessed its cancer risk using data from published animal studies.

Vape smoke is a cancer risk, but not as much as cigarettes - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre

NZ researchers who looked at the key toxic chemicals in vape smoke say vaping increases cancer risk. Since there’s not yet any long-term data to show whether vaping causes cancer, they combined past studies on the health effects of the chemicals with estimates of how much is in vape smoke. They calculated that the risk is probably lower than for cigarette smoking, so it could make sense to use vapes to help quit – but anyone else taking up vapin…