Vaping 'worse than smoking' says cancer expert
A cancer expert warns that vaping may be more harmful and DNA-mutating than traditional smoking.Summary
While cigarette smoking has declined in the UK, e-cigarette and vape use remains widespread, with many users believing vaping is safer. However, leading physician and cancer researcher Dr William Li argues on the Zoe podcast that vaping is more harmful than smoking, citing laboratory and clinical evidence that its chemicals are highly irritating, toxic, and potentially more DNA-mutating, posing a clear cancer risk. He stresses that inhaling toxins from any nicotine product damages the lungs and warns against assuming vaping is a safe alternative. Supporting this view, surgeon Dr Jeremy London rates vaping as extremely harmful and points to serious outcomes in young users, while research links regular e-cigarette use to impaired heart and blood vessel function and poorer exercise tolerance.
(Source：The daily Star)
