E-cigarettes, is this alternative safe?

Authors

  • Małgorzata Romaniuk Pulmonology Student Research Group at the Clinic of Pneumology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8838-6291
  • Konrad Suswał Chair and Department of Pneumology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5226-8779
  • Mateusz Komisarczuk Pulmonology Student Research Group at the Clinic of Pneumology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097
  • Weronika Tuszyńska Pulmonology Student Research Group at the Clinic of Pneumology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097
  • Karol Krupa Pulmonology Student Research Group at the Clinic of Pneumology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097
  • Wojciech Zygmunt Chair and Department of Pneumology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097
  • Janusz Milanowski Chair and Department of Pneumology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2020.10.08.037

Keywords

classic cigarettes, e-cigarettes, lung cancer.

Abstract

Electronic cigarettes are often presented as a safer alternative to classic cigarettes. We present an overview of the latest data on the safety of using e-cigarettes and their impact on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. The statement that e-cigarettes are much less harmful seems too hasty due to the relatively short presence of e-cigarettes on the market. We need more years of research on large groups of patients to help us answer the question whether e-cigarettes are a better and safer form of smoking.

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2020-08-22

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ROMANIUK, Małgorzata, SUSWAŁ, Konrad, KOMISARCZUK, Mateusz, TUSZYŃSKA, Weronika, KRUPA, Karol, ZYGMUNT, Wojciech and MILANOWSKI, Janusz. E-cigarettes, is this alternative safe?. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. Online. 22 August 2020. Vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 313-321. [Accessed 16 January 2026]. DOI 10.12775/JEHS.2020.10.08.037.

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