Risk of cancer from electronic cigarettes

Quitting traditional tobacco, many people find e-cigarettes but don't know that e-cigarettes are just as dangerous as traditional cigarettes.

Myth of electronic cigarettes

Many people prefer electronic cigarettes because if they smoke electronic cigarettes, they will never have to worry about going 'fire' because electronic cigarettes work with lithium batteries; Each electronic cigarette 'cigarette' also has an evaporator chamber and a liquid filled tube.

When smoking a 'cigarette' , the battery will power the device to heat the liquid and evaporate it. Electronic cigarettes do not burn tobacco fibers, so they have no smoke, no CO and no odor; What the user breathes in is steam. Electronic cigarettes with only nicotine without other toxins harm the lungs and those around them, and more and more people are coming to this cigarette.

When smoking a 'cigarette', the battery will power the device to heat the liquid and evaporate it.

Mr. Nguyen Van Dong resides in Hoang Hoa Tham, Hanoi confided that he has been addicted to cigarettes for over ten years. Although he knew the harmful effects of tobacco were great, he could not quit the medicine, so he switched to using electronic cigarettes.

Instead of swirling smoke that affects everyone, Dong tells e-cigarettes to help him reduce his cravings significantly.

3 years ago he was determined to quit smoking but when he quit smoking he was in a state of stress, always craving for drugs and irritable, ineffective. Mr. Dong was introduced by his friends to electronic cigarettes less toxic so he has used it since then.

Not only Mr. Dong, many people have switched from electronic cigarettes to traditional cigarettes because they think it is safe. The case of Mr. Bui Cong Ha, 35 years old, also resides in Ha Dong, Hanoi. Mr. Ha had 2-week treatment of pneumonia at Bach Mai Hospital, so since he was hospitalized, he switched from traditional cigarettes to electronic cigarettes.

However, he had a cough last week and went to check on a doctor who said his pneumonia recurred and advised him to quit smoking completely including electronic cigarettes. Mr. Ha was surprised because he thought e-cigarettes were safe for his lungs and it still affected his health like traditional cigarettes.

High risk of cancer

According to Dr. Pham Thi Le Quyen - Respiratory Center, Bach Mai Hospital, e-cigarettes do not have smoke and no tobacco leaves, but they have nicotine.Liquid contained in electronic cigarettes is often a mixture of nicotine, odorants (such as chewing gum balls or watermelon flavor), propylene glycol (solvent), and other additives.

Electronic cigarettes have two parts, the filter contains nicotine and the aroma essential oil .

The mechanism of the product is to work by heating a special liquid that brings the aroma of the fruits into a breath to be inhaled, just like regular cigarettes. Electronic cigarettes have two parts, the filter contains nicotine and aroma essential oil . To increase the attractiveness, people mix toxic chemicals floating on the market, can mix addictive substances Dangerous for essential oils that smokers do not know, are very harmful to health.

According to doctors, there is currently no international evidence to prove the safety of electronic cigarettes. There are even evidences that prove the harmful effects of electronic cigarettes on the health of smokers.

In electronic cigarette components, there are still carcinogens, although the rate is lower than regular cigarettes but not significant, so the risk of cancer still exists.

The WHO also affirmed that the spray mixture usually contains some cancer-causing compounds and other toxins in the lower-average smoke in the smoke, usually about 1-2 steps but higher in the inhaler. Contains nicotine. For some brands, the level of some of the above carcinogens such as formaldehyde and other toxins such as acrolein has been shown to be as high as that of other smokeless tobacco products.