Vaping, Smoking and Lung Cancer Risk Does vaping cause lung cancer? Healthy You Vaping can cause cancer, say researchers but still isn't as damaging as smoking cigarettes. More than 5.5 million Britons currently use e cigarettes, which have long been viewed as a safer alternative Since their introduction in Europe in 2006 and the U.S. in 2007, the use of e cigarettes a.k.a., vapes has skyrocketed. A recent review from researchers in Australia found the results 22 year old diagnosed with lung cancer linked to vaping warns of 1 key symptom you shouldn't ignore Health Issues What's the Harm? Texas DSHS