People who smoke and vapor are more likely to develop lung cancer than people who only smokeaccording to a new study conducted by the Integral Oncological Center of the State University of Ohio-Hospital Oncological Arthur G. James and the Richard J. Solove Research Institute (Osuccc-James) and the Faculty of Public Health (United States).
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For this study, whose results have been published in ‘Journal of Oncology Research and Therapy‘, researchers have analyzed The consumption of cigarettes and electronic cigarettes (also known as vapeo) in 4,975 people with lung cancer compared to A control group of 27,294 people without cancer.
Researchers have also discovered that vaping combined with Smoking cigarettes It was eight times more common in people with lung cancer compared to The people control group without lung cancer.
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“Our findings provide The first evidence that smoking in combination with vaping significantly increases the risk of lung cancer compared to smoking only. Most people know that tobacco smoke contains chemical substances that cause cancer, but, in general, there is less knowledge about chemical substances that are inhaled through vapors of vapeo, “said the corresponding author of the study and Professor of Epidemiology at the Faculty of Public Health, Randall Harris.
Researchers have recalled that lung cancer is the main cause of cancer death worldwide, with 1.8 million deaths only in 2020. According to American thoracic society, around 87 percent of these cancers can be directly related to persistent smoking.
To take into account
Therefore, this study has highlighted The importance of considering these additional health risks in the regulation of tobacco products industry to further protect public health, in particular when These are inhaled flavorings and nicotine dose concentrations.
“This is especially worrying given the rate of young people and young adults who use these products “the main author of the study has pointed out, Marisa Bittoniwho added that “it is urgently necessary to carry out more research on The effects of alternative products to tobacco on health so that science supports the regulation of the tobacco industry“
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