Risk of cancer due to electronic cigarette smoking

The risk of e-cigarette cancer is 15 times higher than traditional cigarettes.

According to Associate Professor - Dr. Phan Thu Phuong, Deputy Director of Respiratory Center, Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi), studies show that electronic cigarette smoking is still addictive and harmful. If comparing electronic cigarettes with traditional cigarettes, the risk of e-cigarette cancer is 15 times higher. The effects of e-cigarettes on health have been studied extensively.

Mouth

People who use electronic cigarettes have dry mouth symptoms, itchy throat and cough. The reason is due to hydration. A medical study of e-cigarettes shows that nicotine absorption can occur in the inner lining of the mouth or upper respiratory tract.

Electronic cigarettes harm health is no different from regular cigarettes.(Photo: JN).

Lung

Propylene glycol and glycerin are very safe in food but are not safe in electronic cigarettes. There are fears that dangerous nanoparticles from e-cigarettes can enter the lungs, causing pneumonia or lung infections.

A study published in PLOS in 2015 found that electronic cigarette smoke harms epithelial cells in the respiratory tract, causing them to become infected by nicotine-containing liquids in inhibited electronic cigarettes. Immune system in the lungs.

Heart

Several studies have shown that e-cigarettes affect the cardiovascular system badly. Nicotine in a cigarette quickly stimulates the adrenal glands, causing the body to release hormones adrenaline, causing hypertension and heart rate. The American Heart Association says more research is needed on this issue.

Brain

When nicotine enters the brain, the concentration of dopamine, a neurotransmitter increases, increases. According to the US National Research Institute on drug abuse, although not considered a carcinogen, but nicotine can be addictive.

Fetus

Nicotine can harm an unborn baby if a mother smokes e-cigarettes during pregnancy. Not only does it affect the growth of the baby's lungs and brain, it also causes premature birth, low birth weight and even death.

"For pregnant women who smoke e-cigarettes, substances in cigarettes increase the risk of premature birth and affect the health of a newborn's whole life ," said Associate Professor Huong.

People who inhale passive e-cigarette smoke, like direct smokers, are at risk for more than 25 types of illnesses. The most severe are lung cancer, laryngeal cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, stomach cancer . or problems affecting the quality of life such as infertility, impotence, Oral disease, colon disease, stomach, .