Oncologist says vaping causes lung cancer

Tobacco heating devices, as well as tobacco-containing products such as vapes, pose no less of a threat than smoking regular cigarettes. declared “Izvestia” thoracic surgeon and oncologist Andrey Nefedov.

According to the doctor, the main factor in the development of lung cancer is “inhalation, easy access of the contents of cigarettes and tobacco-containing devices to the lungs.” Also, according to him, smoking contributes to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma and other diseases. As for vapes, in addition to nicotine, they contain glycerin, which, when it enters the lungs, forms a kind of film that causes subsequent respiratory dysfunction.

The doctor noted that today there are no reliable statistics that could prove the occurrence of neoplasms in the lungs due to smoking electronic cigarettes. So, according to him, to prove the harm from smoking conventional cigarettes, it took 30 years of active smoking of the entire population. For example, after tobacco became widespread in the late 40s, the peak incidence of lung cancer occurred only in the 80s. At the same time, the expert noted that the mechanism of action of modern smoking devices and their composition suggests that they can also cause negative consequences.