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37. Not likely

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 12:25 PM

Aug 2013

Big tobacco is buying up all the e-cig manufacturers. So I doubt your conclusion. More likely it is the holier than thou crowd like some of those here on DU who rail against e-cigs.

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Report: e-cigarettes are ‘potentially carcinogenic’ [View all] onehandle Aug 2013 OP

hmmmm...wonder what msongs thinks of this development? ret5hd Aug 2013 #1

Looks like traditional tobacco companies are not going away without a Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #2

+1 JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #5

Agreed AZ_lurker Aug 2013 #32

That was my first thought when reading the OP...What part do the tobacco companies truth2power Aug 2013 #15

As far as I know, no study has ever shown a link between nicotine and cancer. SylviaD Aug 2013 #23

But they have with formaldehyde and cancer. pnwmom Aug 2013 #42

Sounds like Big Tobacco paid for the study meow2u3 Aug 2013 #33

My e-cig has helped me quit smoking. I'll be 1 year without a cigarette in 2 weeks. winterpark Aug 2013 #34

+1000 Tom Ripley Aug 2013 #17

^^^THIS^^^ valerief Aug 2013 #36

Not likely NCagainstMcCrony Aug 2013 #37

Superb username! KamaAina Aug 2013 #40

No, they really aren't. beevul Aug 2013 #45

The traditional companies have already entered the market with their own products. pnwmom Aug 2013 #41

Life is carcinogenic. tridim Aug 2013 #3

Lol yoloisalie Aug 2013 #4

How about here? caseymoz Aug 2013 #8

There are plenty of articles, just no PR from the companies that make them. tridim Aug 2013 #9

And you've take an overview of company literature caseymoz Aug 2013 #18

Honestly, I don't care. You read WAY too much into my post. tridim Aug 2013 #21

"Potentially carcinogenic" to whom? The smoker? Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #6

Here it is simple: caseymoz Aug 2013 #11

Does that include nicotine gums and patches? yoloisalie Aug 2013 #14

Yes, it would. caseymoz Aug 2013 #22

Blatantly untrue. The gum comes in a variety of flavors, Live and Learn Aug 2013 #28

And they still don't taste good. caseymoz Sep 2013 #63

Yep, that char-broiled steak did it! Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #30

E-cigarettes do not ALL contain nicotine. Just a fact. jtuck004 Aug 2013 #35

Wrong. In fact no e-cigarette contains nicotine. caseymoz Sep 2013 #64

$6.99. No Nicotine. No cartridge. jtuck004 Sep 2013 #67

Or maybe I know a ripoff when I hear it. caseymoz Sep 2013 #69

The information about nicotine as a carcinogen is inconclusive Turborama Aug 2013 #38

Government weasel words. caseymoz Sep 2013 #65

Despite your weasel words, your problem is that you stated this definitively above Turborama Sep 2013 #66

There's skepticism, and then there's denial. caseymoz Sep 2013 #68

I'm not worried. I live in California, where EVERYTHING is carcinogenic. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2013 #70

That's okay with me. caseymoz Sep 2013 #71

Bacon is potentially carcinogenic, too askeptic Aug 2013 #20

Science is just another OP. Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #31

Good point NCagainstMcCrony Aug 2013 #39

They found formaldehyde in the vapor of some of the e-cigs, pnwmom Aug 2013 #43

Didn't know they were presented as "harmless" Bradical79 Aug 2013 #7

well, wait. What we know for sure: tobacco products cause cancer.. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #10

As long as they only give christx30 Aug 2013 #12

These are the same idiots who said Cannabis is more toxic than cigarettes. bunnies Aug 2013 #13

Ya know...I can say is "Well, I am not surprised." MADem Aug 2013 #16

Wrong. Drahthaardogs Aug 2013 #56

Whatever gets you through the night... nt MADem Aug 2013 #58

As a toxicologist, SCIENCE gets me through the night. Drahthaardogs Aug 2013 #59

I'm an astronaut. MADem Aug 2013 #60

You source an article that in in vitro Drahthaardogs Aug 2013 #61

and on folow uo Drahthaardogs Aug 2013 #62

Horrible article, it masquarades as if it has new data Kurska Aug 2013 #19

Yeah ...like our government is "potentially" dangerous. It's just bullshit framing. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #26

old nasty stinkie ciggie CORP must be losing sales. whats the matter. not enough 3rd worlders tohook Sunlei Aug 2013 #24

Use them to quit cigs then after a few months quit the E-cigs. Keep them for emergencys. L0oniX Aug 2013 #25

More research, of course, but that's a lousy article bhikkhu Aug 2013 #27

Hold on. Very misleading article. Live and Learn Aug 2013 #29

Hmmmmmm, BillyRibs Aug 2013 #44

As opposed to tobacco cigarettes which are "highly carcinogenic"? jmowreader Aug 2013 #46

Better stick with regular cigarettes, then Spirochete Aug 2013 #47

Old study with faulty conclusions USAF Brat Aug 2013 #48

+1000 Excellent information! Live and Learn Aug 2013 #50

I'm sorry I didn't respond sooner USAF Brat Aug 2013 #54

Thank you for the link. More good info. nt Live and Learn Aug 2013 #57

"Potentially carcinogenic" is a lot better than definitely carcinogenic fujiyama Aug 2013 #49

Isnt just about everything "Potentially carcinogenic" be it exposure to the sun cstanleytech Aug 2013 #52

I've pointed out they still deliver nicotine in harmful amounts Warpy Aug 2013 #51

Here's a study showing no harmful effects on the heart: USAF Brat Aug 2013 #53

What nicotine does is cause smooth muscle to contract Warpy Aug 2013 #55