A recent study shows a connection to e-cigarette use and bladder cancer risk.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and New York University Langone Health looked at 22 different studies analyzing the urine of people who used e-cigarettes or other tobacco products to check for cancer-linked compounds or biomarkers. Six compounds or biomarkers with a link to bladder cancer were found.
“Smoking is the No. 1 modifiable behavioral risk factor for bladder cancer,” said Marc Bjurlin, associate professor of urology in the UNC School of Medicine. “There is now evolving literature showing that people who vape may have similar carcinogens in their urine as combustible cigarette users.”