The world’s first report found that smoking e-cigarettes increased the risk of cancer by more than 2.2 times compared to regular smokers. They found eight times more cervical cancer, seven times as leukemia, four times as thyroid cancer, and three times as melanoma, even in just 10 years.
On July 27, Assoc. Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital said that the national health and nutrition survey data by the Medical Journal of Cancer or the World Journal of Oncology from the United States. Analyze the relationship between e-cigarette smoking and cancer morbidity. by controlling other risk factors that may be related, such as gender, age, race, socioeconomic status and various congenital diseases, found the body of the US population aged 18 years and over, 2015-2018, totaling 154,856 people, bringing e-smokers at a higher risk of cancer than non-smokers 2.2 times cigarettes compared to ordinary cigarettes found that E-cigarettes are associated with a higher risk of certain cancers than regular cigarettes, such as cervical cancer. Found in e-smokers 8 times more than in regular smokers, 7 times more leukemia, 4 times more thyroid cancer, 3 times more skin cancer.
“The average age of e-smokers diagnosed with cancer is 45 years, compared to 63 years for normal smokers with cancer. This is the first study to use epidemiological knowledge to study the relationship of e-cigarettes to cancer in humans. shocking is E-cigarettes have only been used for over 10 years, but are reported to increase the risk of cancer. Compared to regular smoking, it took 100 years before it was reported to cause lung cancer,” said Assoc. Prof. Roengruedi.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ruengruedi said Because e-cigarette vapor contains carcinogens. Although less than conventional cigarettes, it contains many chemicals that are not found in regular cigarette smoke. which do not yet know the effect on the body that e-cigarette advocates claim E-cigarettes are less dangerous than conventional cigarettes, so that’s not true. That’s right, e-cigarettes and regular cigarettes have different dangers because of the different chemical ingredients. However, more studies are needed to determine the relationship between e-cigarettes and non-cancer. This may have to look at other cancers that may not be related to regular smoking.
Prof. Dr. Prakit Vatisathakakit, secretary-general of the Campaign for Non-Smokers Foundation, said research shows e-cigarettes increase the risk of cancer at a young age. Importantly, the e-cigarette business is aimed at younger people. Causing the problem of e-cigarette addiction among children and youth occurs in many countries such as England, where laws are strictly regulated. Children under 18 were found to be smoking e-cigarettes more than twice, despite the law prohibiting its sale to people under 18, prompting doctors in the UK to warn. British children’s e-cigarette problem has become a public health disaster. Children’s interest in e-cigarettes stems in part from the misconception that e-cigarettes are harmless, non-addictive, as well as their attractive modern appearance, aroma and online propaganda. Make children curious, want to try, affect their addiction to e-cigarettes and increase the concentration of nicotine, a dangerous drug.
“The urgent need is educating The correct understanding of e-cigarettes and society especially in childhood Build cooperation to support Thailand to have measures to ban e-cigarettes. and vigorously suppressing Including ways to deal with online media that cigarette companies have deceived the world about regular cigarettes in the past. Now they are scamming e-cigarettes for business gain. Therefore, we must urgently protect Thai children before e-cigarettes cause a public health disaster in our country,” said Prof. Prakit.