Electronic cigarettes are carcinogenic. A recent study in Japan discovered that e-cigarettes contain 10 times carcinogens as found in regular tobacco.
The latest findings of the health experts in Japan suggest that e-cigarettes contain formaldehyde and acetaldehyde. For this reason health state agency in the U.S. and other countries call for banning the use of electronic cigarettes that gained heightened fame when it was introduced in the market.
Electronic cigarettes carcinogenic findings are deemed to contradict the growing fans of the advanced electronic cigarettes. Today health state agencies including New York State Assembly, American Cancer Society, and World Health Organization are calling to ban the use of the carcinogenic e-cigarettes.
Researchers in Japan detected formaldehyde and acetaldehyde that appeared in quantities higher than those found in normal cigarettes. Formaldehyde is an embalming fluid and used in construction materials while acetaldehyde is a potent ingredient in making chemicals.
Electronic cigarettes carcinogenic attribute was concluded after over 10 times of cancer-causing substances were found in one e-cigarette brand. E-cigarette contains flavored liquid that is heated and produces vapor that is inhaled. When it is overheated more carcinogens are released.
Since electronic cigarettes carcinogenic news came out, the World Health Organization (WHO) had been cautious in requesting governments to prohibit selling of electronic cigarettes or Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) to minors since August.
The World Health Organization emphasized electronic cigarettes carcinogenic properties are harmful both to the young people and pregnant women, according to Daily Mail. The worldwide agency has also warned over the use of e-cigarettes in indoor public places.
The harmful electronic cigarettes carcinogenic recent findings were published earlier in the Journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Although there is no strong evidence that supports e-cigarettes cause cancer or heart disease, many researchers believe that e-cigarettes will appear to be safer as compared to the regular tobacco.
With the growing concern for the use of e-cigarettes, investors and e-cigarette manufacturers feared the effect of banning its use. The e-cigarette industry is a multi-billion business that is expected to grow as many manufacturers are investing more since its booming sales in stores and internet.
In April, the Food and Drug Administration has supported other health expert's goal in providing warning consumers on the possible health hazards linked with electronic cigarettes. The agency is now regulating the use of ingredients used in making e-cigarettes.
The two studies that were published focus on tank systems, the bigger counterpart of the e-cigarettes. And just like the e-cigarettes researches believe that these tank systems produce more chemicals when heated. These chemicals are what they claim are carcinogenic.
With the alarming electronic cigarettes carcinogenic findings, the New York State Assembly health committee is also proposing a bill that would ban selling of electronic cigarettes. The American Cancer Society has also expressed its strong stance in banning the latest craze among smokers.
