Vaping: Not a Safer Alternative to Smoking, Linked to Cancer Risk

• New Australian review suggests nicotine-containing vapes likely cause lung and oral cancers.
• Researchers caution that vaping can no longer be considered a safer alternative to smoking, attributing various diseases to it.
• The University of New South Wales-led assessment is one of the most in-depth on potential cancer risk from nicotine e-cigarettes.
• Study highlights pre-carcinogenic changes associated with vaping and aggressive oral cancers in heavy vapers, including a 19-year-old.
• Experts urge stronger enforcement of Australia's laws against wrongly labelled, black-market vapes, noting even nicotine-free vapes are not safe.