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*The DCNF [https://dailycaller.com/2015/12/29/media-are-distorting-dubious-study-claiming-e-cigarettes-can-cause-cancer/reported reported] in December that not only were the cells used in the UCSD study “not completely comparable to cells within a living person,” but the dosage was comparable to someone smoking “for hours on end,” so it wasn’t representative of real world e-cig use. Further, the cell cultures already had [http://www.cancercenter.com/skin-cancer/types/tab/squamous-cell-carcinoma/?source=GGLPS01&channel=paid+search&invsrc=Non_Branded_Paid_Search_Google_Cancer_Search&utm_device=c&utm_budget=Corporate&utm_site=GOOGLE&utm_campaign=Non+Brand%3ECancer+Type%3A+Skin&utm_adgroup=Types%3ESquamous+Cell+Carcinoma%3EExact&utm_term=squamous+cell+carcinoma&utm_matchtype=e&k_clickid=092e99b7-6429-4c3e-b19f-b7c6226e91fe&k_profid=422&k_kwid=406118 “squamous cell carcinoma,”] meaning the cells already had cancer.
*The DCNF [https://dailycaller.com/2015/12/29/media-are-distorting-dubious-study-claiming-e-cigarettes-can-cause-cancer/reported reported] in December that not only were the cells used in the UCSD study “not completely comparable to cells within a living person,” but the dosage was comparable to someone smoking “for hours on end,” so it wasn’t representative of real world e-cig use. Further, the cell cultures already had [http://www.cancercenter.com/skin-cancer/types/tab/squamous-cell-carcinoma/?source=GGLPS01&channel=paid+search&invsrc=Non_Branded_Paid_Search_Google_Cancer_Search&utm_device=c&utm_budget=Corporate&utm_site=GOOGLE&utm_campaign=Non+Brand%3ECancer+Type%3A+Skin&utm_adgroup=Types%3ESquamous+Cell+Carcinoma%3EExact&utm_term=squamous+cell+carcinoma&utm_matchtype=e&k_clickid=092e99b7-6429-4c3e-b19f-b7c6226e91fe&k_profid=422&k_kwid=406118 “squamous cell carcinoma,”] meaning the cells already had cancer.


*“All this study is highlighting is the fact that exposing already cancerous cells to cigarette smoke, nicotine or vapor may accelerate cell death, but of course, only if you swim in it,” Paul Barnes of Facts Do  
*“All this study is highlighting is the fact that exposing already cancerous cells to cigarette smoke, nicotine or vapor may accelerate cell death, but of course, only if you swim in it,” Paul Barnes of Facts Do Matter told TheDCNF in December.
Matter told TheDCNF in December.


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