In the past year, more than any other, the evidence that using an e-cigarette is far safer than smoking has continued to accumulate. Funded by Cancer Research UK, the study found large reductions in carcinogens and other toxic compounds in vapers compared with smokers, but only if the user had stopped smoking completely. Most of the available data on e-cigarettes in this study suggested a cancer risk from vaping around 1% of that from smoking. And for the first time, Public Health England included e-cigarettes in its advertising for ‘Stoptober’ an annual stop smoking campaign. She also holds a Chair in Behavioural Research for Cancer Prevention at Cancer Research UK, and is the current President of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Europe.

Source: The Guardian December 29, 2017 12:00 UTC