Revealing the relationship between smoking hookahs or e-cigarettes and cancer

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Smoking narghile causes lung cancer

Smoking is a major cause of lung cancer, and narghile smokers and electronic cigarettes are unprotected, according to WHO expert André Elpave.

"Until now, smoking remains the leading cause of lung cancer worldwide." Around 6 million people die each year from lung cancer and noncommunicable diseases, "Novosti Elbavi, an expert on Department of Noncommunicable Diseases of WHO. Other "

According to him, tobacco smoke contains more than 7,000 chemical compounds, of which at least 250 are dangerous to health and 50 of them are carcinogenic, especially lung cancer, if a person only smokes chicha . "Of course, lung cancer can be caused by narghile, and this has been proven," he said.

Shisha smoke also contains toxic substances that can cause the development of lung cancer and cardiovascular disease. The water absorbs some of the nicotine harmful to health. A shisha user takes a much deeper breath than a traditional cigarette smoker and smoking a shisha lasts longer.

"With regard to e-cigarettes, their negative impact on health includes the respiratory system.Cardiac causes are highly addictive.There is not enough evidence that smoking is not dangerous for a long time," he said. he declared. ".

Source "RIA Novosti