Vaping and smoking together increases lung cancer risk fourfold

Odds Ratios (OR) of lung cancer in chronic smokers who vaped versus chronic smokers who did not vape by gender, histologic cell type (SCC: Squamous Cell Carcinoma, AC: Adenocarcinoma) and pack-years (PY) of cigarette smoking. ORs and 95% confidence intervals are adjusted for matched variables: age, gender and race; and comorbid conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). Credit: Journal of Oncology Research and Therapy (2024). DOI: 10.29011/2574-710X.10229 People who both vape and smoke are four times more likely to develop lung cancer than people who just smoke, according to new study published by The Ohio Read More