Kiev UCC C. Russell
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Does nicotine cause cancer?<br />
• There is no evidence that nicotine is carcinogenic.<br />
• There is little doubt that smoking causes cancer,<br />
however nicotine is not the culprit.<br />
• It is the products of combustion which cause<br />
cancer in smokers and these are either absent in e-<br />
cigarette aerosol, or present in amounts below<br />
levels which are known to cause harm to humans.<br />
• The nicotine in e-cigarette solutions (‘e-liquids’)<br />
is the same nicotine that is used in nicotine<br />
replacement products, such as patches and gums,<br />
which are which are widely used and prescribed.
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