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E-cigs don't have the really bad toxins that come from combustion in regular cigs. What we do know that they expose second hand people to nicotine at a dose of 10x less than that of regular cigs. This can cause some cells to respond very similarily to what causes cancer at this dose.

Hmmm. Interesting. This is the first I've heard of this. But like I said, I've not really spent any time studying them other than noticing some folks around my office who have them hanging around their neck all the time.

So are you saying the nicotine is what causes cancer? I ask because everything I've even seen says it's not the nicotine in tobacco that causes cancer, it's all the other bad chemicals. The nicotine is just addictive. At least that's what I've always heard.

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Posted by Andre

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Posted on 4/15/14 at 9:23 am to Darth_Vader

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So are you saying the nicotine is what causes cancer?

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Posted by Dam Guide

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Posted on 4/15/14 at 9:49 am to Darth_Vader

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Hmmm. Interesting. This is the first I've heard of this. But like I said, I've not really spent any time studying them other than noticing some folks around my office who have them hanging around their neck all the time. So are you saying the nicotine is what causes cancer? I ask because everything I've even seen says it's not the nicotine in tobacco that causes cancer, it's all the other bad chemicals. The nicotine is just addictive. At least that's what I've always heard.

There are other much worse toxins that cause cancer that are caused from the combustion and ingredients in regular cigs.

Nicotine can cause cell issues that form into cancer, but what the frick can't cause cancer.