Vapes containing nicotine are likely to cause lung and oral cancers, according to a new Australian review of evidence.
The review, led by researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), brought together a range of evidence including mouse studies, case reports, biomarker studies in humans and a chemical analysis of the ingredients in nicotine-based vapes.
Lead author Bernard Stewart, a cancer researcher at UNSW, said this review provided "by far the strongest evidence" that vapes were likely to cause lung and oral cancer.
Most studies into vaping, Dr Stewart explained, compared it to smoking.
But in this review, researchers considered whether vapes on their own had the potential to cause cancer.
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