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Former smokers who have completely replaced standard cigarettes with e-cigarettes show substantial reductions in levels of tobacco related carcinogens and toxins compared with those who continue to smoke cigarettes, a… Click to show full abstract
Former smokers who have completely replaced standard cigarettes with e-cigarettes show substantial reductions in levels of tobacco related carcinogens and toxins compared with those who continue to smoke cigarettes, a study has found.1 The study, funded by Cancer Research UK, compared biomarkers for nicotine, tobacco related carcinogens, and toxins in five purposively recruited: people smoking only standard cigarettes; former smokers using only e-cigarettes for at least six months; former smokers using only nicotine replacement therapy (NRT); people using both standard cigarettes and e-cigarettes; people using both standard cigarettes and …
Journal Title: British Medical Journal
Year Published: 2017
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