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E-Cigarette Use After Quitting Smoking Linked to Higher Lung Cancer Risk, Study Finds
Key Takeaways
- Study of 4.5 million Korean adults found e-cigarette use after quitting smoking linked to 56% higher lung cancer risk.
- Lung cancer death risk doubled for daily e-cigarette users compared to complete quitters.
- Associations consistent across short-term and long-term quitters.
- Findings suggest e-cigarettes may attenuate benefits of complete cessation for lung cancer prevention.
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DT Editorial Team··via nature.com