This isn't good news

[dollyllama]

And it's probably junk science but for some reason it got published. I just read an article in the dailymail (which is enough to put one on notice that it's probably junk) that nicotine is linked with breast cancer. I'd link it but I don't have enough posts to be able to do that yet.

This will probably be used by the anti's as ammunition even though the scientists themselves state that it was a very small study (100 asian cancer patients). Usually studies like this look at at least 1000 people in at least 2 control groups, which this doesn't seem to do.

Of course, this being published in a tabloid and not say, Lancet, there's no real specifics on how their study was done beyond that at some point they injected cancer cells with nicotine and they grew. They also don't mention if they injected those cells with Coca Cola or any other "safe" product and got the same reaction from the cells.

You just know this is going to come up in anti-e cig legislation.

 

[yvilla]

Here you go:

Hyping of a non-result about nicotine Tobacco Harm Reduction: News & Opinions

 

[bamdet]

I guess the question I would ask is what haven't they linked to breast cancer or any other cancer for that matter. There are other reports you can find that detail the benefits of nicotine.

The proposed ban of e-cigs is not driven because of the negative effects of nicotine,,,it is all bout the money. If you think it is anything else you are sadly mistaken.

Ask yourself this question. If anybody really cared about your welfare why wouldn't they ban analogs. The short answer is because there are billions of dollars at stake if they did.

 

[Nomoreash]

What would it matter if the report was true or not in relation to e-cigs. Real cigs have nic also plus about 4000 other chemicals and with e-cigs we can control the nic content or choose to have none at all.

All that report is saying is that nic is bad for you, well duhh, no one ever said it wasn't.

 

[yvilla]

And further discussion in this ECF thread:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ked-breast-cancer-first-time.html#post1780012

 

[xg4bx]

Frankly I'd be more concerned about all the high fructose corn syrup we consume which is pretty much food for cancer cells.

 

[dollyllama]

And further discussion in this ECF thread:

Thank you.

 

[OldCoot]

Dolly, didn't you know everything you consume gives you cancer, years ago the hype was bacon would give you cancer, my beloved Father ate bacon all his life and sure enough he died at age 94,,,that bacon finally got him,........all of it is hype i think, just another way of drawing your attention away from some of the real issues..