The extent to which they could reduce harm is unknown, largely because some adverse health effects, in particular cancer and chronic lung disease, take many years to develop
However, some public health and medical organizations claim that by authorizing the marketing of these products, the FDA has ignored their warnings about how dangerous the products could be to young people
The primary concern in occupational settings is long-term exposure, where repeated inhalation or skin contact over months or years has been associated with bone marrow suppression, blood disorders, and increased leukemia risk
Evaluation of certain risk factors for lung cancer in Cracow (Poland)a casecontrol study
Tobacco threatens our lung health in many ways
Inflammation caused by smoking is central in driving these processes, but the heterogeneity of phenotypes among persons with COPD remains unexplained (Kim et al