Folks who vape after quitting smoking may not see their odds for lung cancer subside as quickly, compared to those who avoid both habits The finding was especially pronounced in older ex-smokers, new Korean research showed Doctors may want to counsel smoking patients to not consider vaping a 'safe' alternative TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- If you've quit smoking and have switched to instead, your odds for lung cancer won't fall as steeply as if you quit nicotine altogether, new research suggests. “This is the first large population-based study to demonstrate the increased risk of lung cancer in e-cigarette users after smoking cessation,” said study lead author . He's an assistant professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, in Seongnam, South Korea.
Kim's team presented its Monday at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society in San Diego. Many smokers are turning to nicotine-laden vapes in what they may believe is a "safe" switch from traditional cigarettes. But does their risk for lung cancer drop to levels that equal those of quitting nicotine completely? To find out, Kim's team tracked outcomes for over 4.
3 million South Koreans who enrolled in the country's National Health Screening Program in either 2012-2014 or 2018. Follow-up was conducted in 2021. Participants were divided into categories by smoking/vaping habits.
Over the follow-up period, over 53,000 developed lung cancer and 6,351 died fr.
