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='''Looking at the myth that nicotine causes cancer (also a frequently asked question)'''= | ='''Looking at the myth that nicotine causes cancer (also a frequently asked question)'''= | ||
*People who smoke tobacco are known to have high rates of cancer. A common misperception is that it's the nicotine that causes the cancer. This myth makes using safer nicotine products a concern for people who are trying to quit smoking. Below we will debunk the junk science making those claims by showing you the studies, articles, and commentary by experts explaining why the cancer myth isn't true. You'll be surprised at the number of medical professionals who have been told this myth and haven't seen the science that proves the truth! | *People who smoke tobacco are known to have high rates of cancer. A common misperception is that it's the nicotine that causes the cancer. This myth makes using safer nicotine products a concern for people who are trying to quit smoking. Below we will debunk the junk science making those claims by showing you the studies, articles, and commentary by experts explaining why the cancer myth isn't true. You'll be surprised at the number of medical professionals who have been told this myth and haven't seen the science that proves the truth! | ||
*2024: [https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1011157 Estimating the health impact of nicotine exposure by dissecting the effects of nicotine versus non-nicotine constituents of tobacco smoke: A multivariable Mendelian randomisation study] | |||
**[https://twitter.com/Jasmine_Khouja/status/1760678783525511636 Twitter(X) thread explaining the study] | |||
**"Conclusion: In conclusion, the present findings indicate that increased daily nicotine exposure (via inhalation) when accounting for exposure to non-nicotine constituents of tobacco smoke may increase heart rate but does not increase risk of COPD or CHD and does not appear to adversely impact lung function. We found that, aside from effects on heart rate (which were expected given our knowledge of effects of short-term nicotine use), there was no evidence to suggest that nicotine exposure is responsible for the detrimental effects of smoking on the outcomes that were included in this analysis. Although further research is necessary to explore other health outcomes and triangulate these findings, our results support existing evidence which suggests nicotine use is not a major risk factor in the development of smoking-related disease." | |||
=2015: One of the studies causing the myth= | =2015: One of the studies causing the myth= | ||
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