Myth: Vaping causes Popcorn Lung: Difference between revisions
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Bronchiolitis obliterans is a rare lung condition that affects the small airways, blocking air movement by causing constriction and scarring. | Bronchiolitis obliterans is a rare lung condition that affects the small airways, blocking air movement by causing constriction and scarring. | ||
Most patients with Bronchiolitis obliterans are treated with medications and therapy by a [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441865/ multidisciplinary team] | Most patients with Bronchiolitis obliterans are treated with medications and therapy by a [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441865/ multidisciplinary team.]Those patients will experience a poor quality of life, and the majority of them will die prematurely from respiratory failure. | ||
=What causes Popcorn Lung / Bronchiolitis Obliterans?= | =What causes Popcorn Lung / Bronchiolitis Obliterans?= | ||
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Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome afflicts about 50% of [https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.200201-003PP lung transplant patients] within [https://www.jhltonline.org/article/S1053-2498(16)30300-X/fulltext five years] and 2% - 6% of [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1083879109005199 hematopoietic stem cell] transplantation patients. Some patients with autoimmune diseases are prone to it, too. | Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome afflicts about 50% of [https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.200201-003PP lung transplant patients] within [https://www.jhltonline.org/article/S1053-2498(16)30300-X/fulltext five years] and 2% - 6% of [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1083879109005199 hematopoietic stem cell] transplantation patients. Some patients with autoimmune diseases are prone to it, too. | ||
Bronchiolitis obliterans can occur after chemical agent exposure, which has been an occupational hazard in agriculture and manufacturing. It has affected workers who make [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa020300 microwave popcorn] | Bronchiolitis obliterans can occur after chemical agent exposure, which has been an occupational hazard in agriculture and manufacturing. It has affected workers who make [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa020300 microwave popcorn,][https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715657/ coffee,]flavorings, etc. It has been found in employees of [https://haz-map.com/Diseases/551 textile] and other industries. Veterans exposed to gasses and [https://www.woodslawyers.com/constrictive-bronchiolitis-va-disability-rating/ burn pits,]along with people [https://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/wtc/downloads/pdf/studies/medgroup-report-joem.pdf exposed] to the dust and fumes from the [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajim.20196 collapse] of the World Trade Center, have also experienced bronchiolitis obliterans. Some viral infections can cause bronchiolitis obliterans. | ||
=If it has a scientific name, why is it called Popcorn Lung?= | =If it has a scientific name, why is it called Popcorn Lung?= | ||
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"If you have some of the symptoms of bronchiolitis obliterans, your doctor might recommend a computerized tomography (CT) scan of your chest. Several X-rays are taken from different angles and are put together to make a more complete picture. They'll probably also want to test how well your lungs are working. | "If you have some of the symptoms of bronchiolitis obliterans, your doctor might recommend a computerized tomography (CT) scan of your chest. Several X-rays are taken from different angles and are put together to make a more complete picture. They'll probably also want to test how well your lungs are working. | ||
A chest X-ray might tell your doctor if your lungs are holding in too much air, but '''<span style="background:#ffff00">the best way to confirm you have bronchiolitis obliterans is to have a biopsy.</span>''' This is most often done with surgery." | A chest X-ray might tell your doctor if your lungs are holding in too much air, but '''<span style="background:#ffff00">the best way to confirm you have bronchiolitis obliterans is to have a biopsy.</span>''' This is most often done with surgery." [https://www.webmd.com/lung/popcorn-lung (Source WebMD)] (Emphasis added) | ||
=Is Popcorn Lung the same thing as EVALI?= | =Is Popcorn Lung the same thing as EVALI?= | ||
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=Why are some experts claiming vaping causes Popcorn Lung?= | =Why are some experts claiming vaping causes Popcorn Lung?= | ||
In 2015 the paper "[https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.1510185 Flavoring Chemicals in E-Cigarettes: Diacetyl, 2,3-Pentanedione, and Acetoin in a Sample of 51 Products, Including Fruit-, Candy-, and Cocktail-Flavored E-Cigarettes"] was published. The authors found Diacetyl in some of the e-liquids they tested. They concluded, "Our findings confirm the presence of diacetyl and other flavoring chemicals in flavored e-cigarettes. Because of the associations between diacetyl and bronchiolitis obliterans and other severe respiratory diseases among workers inhaling heated vapors containing diacetyl, urgent action is recommended to further evaluate the extent of this new exposure to diacetyl and related flavoring compounds in e-cigarettes." (The vapors that workers inhaled were not vapor from an e-cigarette.) [https://twitter.com/j_g_allen/status/1751230489615126963 Twitter thread about study] | In 2015 the paper "[https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.1510185 Flavoring Chemicals in E-Cigarettes: Diacetyl, 2,3-Pentanedione, and Acetoin in a Sample of 51 Products, Including Fruit-, Candy-, and Cocktail-Flavored E-Cigarettes"]was published. The authors found Diacetyl in some of the e-liquids they tested. They concluded, "Our findings confirm the presence of diacetyl and other flavoring chemicals in flavored e-cigarettes. Because of the associations between diacetyl and bronchiolitis obliterans and other severe respiratory diseases among workers inhaling heated vapors containing diacetyl, urgent action is recommended to further evaluate the extent of this new exposure to diacetyl and related flavoring compounds in e-cigarettes." (The vapors that workers inhaled were not vapor from an e-cigarette.) [https://twitter.com/j_g_allen/status/1751230489615126963 Twitter thread about study.] | ||
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health issued a press release about the study, "[https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/e-cigarette-flavoring-chemicals-linked-to-respiratory-disease/ Chemicals linked with severe respiratory disease found in common e-cigarette flavors"](Link saved on [https://web.archive.org/web/20151212202826/https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/e-cigarette-flavoring-chemicals-linked-to-respiratory-disease/ Wayback Machine.)]While the safety of e-cigarettes does need to be monitored, the study and the press release did not compare the levels of the chemicals found to what is inhaled from smoking a combustible cigarette. Neither the paper nor the press release said people will get Popcorn Lung from vaping. They just raised concern about the possibility. | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health issued a press release about the study, "[https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/e-cigarette-flavoring-chemicals-linked-to-respiratory-disease/ Chemicals linked with severe respiratory disease found in common e-cigarette flavors"](Link saved on [https://web.archive.org/web/20151212202826/https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/e-cigarette-flavoring-chemicals-linked-to-respiratory-disease/ Wayback Machine.)]While the safety of e-cigarettes does need to be monitored, the study and the press release did not compare the levels of the chemicals found to what is inhaled from smoking a combustible cigarette. Neither the paper nor the press release said people will get Popcorn Lung from vaping. They just raised concern about the possibility. | ||
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*Sometime between December 7 and 18, 2024, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Removed this Press Release from their website: Chemicals linked with severe respiratory disease found in common e-cigarette flavors. (Link saved on [https://web.archive.org/web/20151212202826/https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/e-cigarette-flavoring-chemicals-linked-to-respiratory-disease/ Wayback Machine.]) | *Sometime between December 7 and 18, 2024, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Removed this Press Release from their website: Chemicals linked with severe respiratory disease found in common e-cigarette flavors. (Link saved on [https://web.archive.org/web/20151212202826/https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/e-cigarette-flavoring-chemicals-linked-to-respiratory-disease/ Wayback Machine.]) | ||
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*In April 2025 Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's National Public Service Media, Tweeted (see screenshot) about popcorn lung and put the information on their [https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0430/1510257-popcorn-lung-vaping-explained/ website]. On May 2, 2025, they deleted the tweet and removed the website page after receiving three community notes. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20250501085241/https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0430/1510257-popcorn-lung-vaping-explained/ see archived link to website page]) | *In April 2025, Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's National Public Service Media, Tweeted (see screenshot) about popcorn lung and put the information on their [https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0430/1510257-popcorn-lung-vaping-explained/ website]. On May 2, 2025, they deleted the tweet and removed the website page after receiving three community notes. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20250501085241/https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0430/1510257-popcorn-lung-vaping-explained/ see archived link to website page]) | ||
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*In May 2025, the Irish Thoracic Society deleted their tweet alluding to a connection between popcorn lung and vaping. (Deleted before a screenshot was captured.) | |||
=Who's information can lead people to believe that vaping causes Popcorn Lung?= | =Who's information can lead people to believe that vaping causes Popcorn Lung?= | ||
Some of these websites don't specifically say that people who vape get Popcorn Lung. They mention diacetyl is in e-cigarettes and that diacetyl can cause popcorn lung. Their failure lies in neglecting to point out that popcorn lung is rare, there is more diacetyl in combustible cigarettes than vapor products, and there are no [https://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2018/05/e-cigarette-opponents-still-making-up.html documented] cases of popcorn lung that can be directly attributed to smoking or vaping that has been medically verified. | Some of these websites don't specifically say that people who vape get Popcorn Lung. They mention diacetyl is in e-cigarettes and that diacetyl can cause popcorn lung. Their failure lies in neglecting to point out that popcorn lung is rare, there is more diacetyl in combustible cigarettes than vapor products, and there are no [https://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2018/05/e-cigarette-opponents-still-making-up.html documented] cases of popcorn lung that can be directly attributed to smoking or vaping that has been medically verified. | ||
===Cites Harvard researcher's study or press release as source=== | ===Cites Harvard researcher's study or press release as source=== | ||
*Dec 8, 2015 - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Press Release - | *Dec 8, 2015 - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Press Release - "Chemicals linked with severe respiratory disease found in common e-cigarette flavors." (Link saved on [https://web.archive.org/web/20151212202826/https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/e-cigarette-flavoring-chemicals-linked-to-respiratory-disease/ Wayback Machine]) | ||
*Dec 8, 2015 - Time - [https://time.com/4139335/e-cigarettes-chemicals-diacetyl/ The Butter Flavor Chemical Used in Microwave Popcorn Is Also in E-Cigs] | *Dec 8, 2015 - Time - [https://time.com/4139335/e-cigarettes-chemicals-diacetyl/ The Butter Flavor Chemical Used in Microwave Popcorn Is Also in E-Cigs] | ||
*Dec 8, 2015 - The Verge - [https://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/9873458/e-cigarette-vape-lung-disease-diacetyl-cupcake-cotton-candy Some e-cigarette flavors contain chemical linked to 'popcorn lung' disease] | *Dec 8, 2015 - The Verge - [https://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/9873458/e-cigarette-vape-lung-disease-diacetyl-cupcake-cotton-candy Some e-cigarette flavors contain chemical linked to 'popcorn lung' disease] | ||
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*American Cancer Society - [https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/tobacco/e-cigarettes-vaping.html E-cigarettes and Vaping] - Last Revised: November 19, 2024 | *American Cancer Society - [https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/tobacco/e-cigarettes-vaping.html E-cigarettes and Vaping] - Last Revised: November 19, 2024 | ||
*American Heart Association – Eastern States, This article was provided by Bayhealth - [https://easternstates.heart.org/2024/02/21/the-dangers-of-vaping/ The Dangers of Vaping] - February 21, 2024 | *American Heart Association – Eastern States, This article was provided by Bayhealth - [https://easternstates.heart.org/2024/02/21/the-dangers-of-vaping/ The Dangers of Vaping] - February 21, 2024 | ||
*Apollo Hospitals - [https://x.com/HospitalsApollo/status/1913226138991710502 Did you know vaping and e-cigarettes can lead to a condition called Popcorn Lung?]- Apr 18,2025 | |||
*Beaufort Memorial Hospital - [https://www.bmhsc.org/blog/can-vaping-cause-lung-cancer-what-we-know-so-far Can Vaping Cause Lung Cancer? What We Know So Far] - November 14, 2024 | *Beaufort Memorial Hospital - [https://www.bmhsc.org/blog/can-vaping-cause-lung-cancer-what-we-know-so-far Can Vaping Cause Lung Cancer? What We Know So Far] - November 14, 2024 | ||
*Business Universe - [https://www.businessuniverse.in/the-mystery-of-popcorn-lung-signs-symptoms-and-the-vaping-connection The Mystery of Popcorn Lung: Signs, Symptoms, and the Vaping Connection] - [https://www.businessuniverse.in/health Feb 20, 2024] (points out potential, does not say it causes it) | *Business Universe - [https://www.businessuniverse.in/the-mystery-of-popcorn-lung-signs-symptoms-and-the-vaping-connection The Mystery of Popcorn Lung: Signs, Symptoms, and the Vaping Connection] - [https://www.businessuniverse.in/health Feb 20, 2024] (points out potential, does not say it causes it) | ||
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*Houston Methodist - [https://www.houstonmethodist.org/blog/articles/2024/dec/does-vaping-cause-lung-cancer/ Does Vaping Cause Lung Cancer?] - December 9, 2024 | *Houston Methodist - [https://www.houstonmethodist.org/blog/articles/2024/dec/does-vaping-cause-lung-cancer/ Does Vaping Cause Lung Cancer?] - December 9, 2024 | ||
*James A Vito, D.M.D. - [https://www.jamesvito.com/blog/2024/1/23/is-vaping-safe-part-2/ Is Vaping Safe: Part 2] - January 23, 2024 | *James A Vito, D.M.D. - [https://www.jamesvito.com/blog/2024/1/23/is-vaping-safe-part-2/ Is Vaping Safe: Part 2] - January 23, 2024 | ||
*KYW Newsradio Audio On-Demand - [https://www.audacy.com/podcast/kyw-newsradio-audio-on-demand-12880/episodes/cases-of-popcorn-lung-are-growing-among-young-people-who-vape-37155?_branch_match_id=1015711130154785438&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXT8%2FXSyxNSUyu1EvOz9U3D4wMLwwxqYo Cases of ‘popcorn lung’ are growing among young people who vape] - April 30, 2025 | |||
*Manor Dental Health - [https://www.manordentalhull.com/why-vaping-is-just-as-harmful-as-smoking/ Why Vaping is Just as Harmful as Smoking] - September 18, 2024 | *Manor Dental Health - [https://www.manordentalhull.com/why-vaping-is-just-as-harmful-as-smoking/ Why Vaping is Just as Harmful as Smoking] - September 18, 2024 | ||
*Med India - [https://www.medindia.net/news/healthwatch/vapers-beware-exploring-the-threat-of-popcorn-lung-215028-1.htm Vapers Beware: Exploring the Threat of Popcorn Lung] - February 20, 2024 | *Med India - [https://www.medindia.net/news/healthwatch/vapers-beware-exploring-the-threat-of-popcorn-lung-215028-1.htm Vapers Beware: Exploring the Threat of Popcorn Lung] - February 20, 2024 | ||
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===2025: [https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2025/07/follow-up-to-my-expose-on-american-lung.html Follow-Up to My Exposé on the American Lung Association]=== | |||
*Follow up to: [https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2025/07/wave-goodbye-with-your-wallet-to.html Wave Goodbye With Your Wallet to the American Lung Association] | |||