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Does vaping cause cancer?

Cancer Research UK, the world’s largest independent funder of cancer research, says there is ‘no good evidence that vaping causes cancer’. It also says nicotine, the addictive chemical found in cigarettes and some vape products, does not cause cancer.  

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities – formerly Public Health England – maintains that vaping poses a ‘small fraction of the risks of smoking’. It also says there is ‘significantly lower exposure to harmful substances from vaping compared with smoking, as shown by biomarkers association with the risk of cancer, respiratory and cardiovascular conditions’.

Source: Cancer Research UK | OHID