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Hi, I wonder how reliable calculators like this are: National Lung Screening Trial I smoked for 5 years in my 20s and quit. The tool doesn't even accept pack years less than 10, but even if I smoked 10 pack years, if I was 80 years old, my lung cancer risk in the next 5 years is only 0.3%. That...

Dear friends, The European Commission will launch its EU Beating Cancer Plan towards the beginning of next year, outlining a European strategy to tackle cancer. Also, the European Parliament is working on a its suggestions for the plan. This is a fantastic opportunity to introduce vaping as an...

E-cigarette cancer warning as new study finds mint and menthol flavour risk The study of menthol and peppermint vapes revealed high concentrations of a carcinogenic additive called pulegone that US watchdogs recently banned in food. The pulegone additive, a constituent of oil extracts from...

I am vaping for about 4 years after 50 years analog. After I quit analog and started vaping, I had a c-diff infection that accompanied by a heart attack and now IBS or Crowns, my doctor trying to reduce the inflammation with different quiet expensive drugs so far I am not ok. Heart burn ...........

A big shout out to the ECF. Over at ELR @woftam shared a situation with a fellow DIY'er and vaper Phillip Scott Brown, aka @kindground who is currently in a real battle with esophageal cancer. We are all donating, and sharing this as far as we can, as Phillip and his family can surely need some...

Hey y’all. I’m still here and lurking. My moms lung cancer has come in full force, she was diagnosed with 3-6 months and we are at her 6 month mark and nearing the end of her journey. She has been having seizures and nerve issues and I’m here in Austin with her with no plans to go home until she...

Hello everyone! I’m new here, and thought I’d introduce myself. I’ve been a 1 PAD smoker for 18 years, and was introduced to vaping last month by my father in law, who recently stopped smoking via vaping. He gave me a Kanger Box Mini and made me a bottle of juice and sent me on my way. I...

I'm in vaping for 2.5 years. The only thing I know about cancer vaping is that the risk of lungs' cancer appears in 10 years after stable vaping (if not earlier). The thing is that I vape really a lot. Something about 240 ml per month. So I'm interested in: 1. Were there any cases of cancer...

Hi, I’m new here. I came in just to provide a warning due to my experience with vaping. I am not an ex-smoker. I’ve noticed on threads that whenever someone comes on complaining about any symptom which they feel correlates to their vaping other users generally attack the notion and attribute...

Two recent study findings that were released to the media this month are just wild speculation, and possibly intentional misrepresentation, according to analysis by The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA). In an as-yet-to-be-published (or peer reviewed)...

The American Cancer Society has endorsed Vaping as a MUCH safer alternative than Combustible Tobacco. Go check out our chat on this topic - oh and share this video with people who have been spreading these anti-vaping campaign articles on Facebook etc etc -

I turned 60 a few months ago and my doctor has talked me into getting a low level CT scan for lung cancer screening, what with my history of smoking pretty much most of my life. Yesterday, I had the screening before the screening, where I sat down with the nurse practitioner at the oncologists...

I can't believe this hasn't yet gotten a thread here on ECF's Action Alley. It's a significant change in tone from an organization that used to be one of our biggest obstacles to truth-telling. American Cancer Society officially endorses vaping – finally! They had some stern language for the...

First, I want to state that I’m not trying to scare anyone but honestly want others opinions. I’m not one to usually be concerned with some of those questionable ingredients. It’s fine if you are and I respect that, but I’ve done the research and am not personally worried. I’m only mentioning...

Hi I'm Liam and I just managed to cut myself off from cigs about 6 months ago I went from a pack a day then to RYO when cigs skyrocketed to ridiculous prices. A friend of mine recommended a new alternative in quitting... that is if I was actually serious about it, She turned me on to BLU, I...

Pretty interesting ....are they ever so slowly coming around? American Cancer Society Position Statement on Electronic Cigarettes They are actually recommending e cigs to quit smoking with qualifiers, of course, that they recommend other methods first. Progress, though... What I really found...

"Adult smokers who can’t quit or use approved cessation methods should be encouraged to switch to electronic cigarettes, the American Cancer Society advises". E-cigarettes less harmful than smoking, says American Cancer Society American Cancer Society Position Statement on Electronic...

Thought a worthwhile read. American Cancer Society Position Statement on Electronic Cigarettes

Quite a while ago I learned about a range of carcinogenic substances, including silica which is common in man-made sand. I was recently at a beach and my tank managed to get quite a bit of sand in, however I did not realise until after a couple of days. So I've essentially been inhaling silica...

Another cancer study: Studies Raise Concerns for the Bladder Cancer Risk of E-Cigarette Smokers and Show Intensity of Traditional Smoking Increases Mortality Rate of Bladder Cancer Patients (URL is broken, at the end you must fix .mlht into .html) What do you think about this study?