Doctors don’t know whether they should encourage smokers to switch to e-cigarettes
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Doctors don’t know whether they should encourage smokers to switch to e-cigarettes

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/06/doctors-dont-know-whether-should-encourage-smokers-switch-e/ By  Laura Donnelly, health editor One in three medics would not recommend e-cigarettes to smokers, with quarter unsure if they are any safer than smoking, polling suggests. The survey of more than 500 cancer specialists, GPs and nurses found more than half said they did not know enough about vaping to make…

E-cigarette smoke may cause DNA damage and cancer, scientists war

E-cigarette smoke may cause DNA damage and cancer, scientists war

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.itv.com/news/2018-01-30/e-cigarette-smoke-may-cause-dna-damage-and-cancer-study-finds/ By ITV News  Smoke from e-cigarettes damages DNA and can increase the risk of cancer and heart disease, scientists have warned. The battery-driven devices, which deliver an instant nicotine “hit” without burning tobacco, have been widely promoted as a safer alternative to cigarettes. But findings from a new study suggest…