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Wednesday, 8 February 2017
E-cigs far safer than smoking, shows long-term research
E-cigs far safer than smoking, shows long-term research People who swapped their conventional cigarettes for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or e-cigarettes had lower levels of carcinogens in their bodies after 6 months than those who continued to smoke cigarettes, research published in Annals of Internal Medicine has shown. Experts from Cancer Research UK, which funded the study*, said the findings showed that e-cigarettes could help people quit smoking safely, cutting tobacco-related deaths in the process, as they deliver similar amounts of nicotine to cigarettes with minimal long-term effects on their health. OnMedica
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