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Vaping likely to cause lung and oral cancer, Australian researchers find in new review of evidence (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You aren’t breathing in smoke you’re breathing in vapour. Smoke is released via combustion.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You aren't even breathing in vapor. Vapes atomize the eliquid.

[–] auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

Well it's not just vapour, it's mix of gas-phase vapour plus tiny liquid droplets - more like an aerosol.