Can Vaping Cause Cancer? The Evidence Suggests It Might

Can vaping cause cancer? The evidence suggests it might

A research review links vaping to lung cancer. As an oncologist, here’s what I tell people when they ask me about vapes and cancer risk. Question: Can vaping...

Can Vaping Cause Cancer? The Evidence Suggests It Might.

By Mikkael Sekeres, MD Q: Can vaping cause cancer? And is vaping any safer than smoking traditional cigarettes? The modern electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette, was invented in the early 2000s by a Chinese pharmacist in response to his father’s death from lung cancer. It was meant to be a nicotine-delivery device that was an alternative to traditional, tobacco cigarettes. Since their introduction in Europe in 2006 and the United States in 2007, t