2024-03-292024-03-292022-11-04Cameron Y. S. Lee DMD MD PHD MPH MSEd, Jon B. Suzuki DDS PHD MBA (2022) The Risk of Oropharyngeal Cancer from E-Cigarette Use: An Urgent Public Health Concern. Journal of Public Health International - 5(4):1-4. https://doi.org/10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-22-43352641-4538http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/10010It is estimated that over 47 million people use tobacco products, mostly in the form of combustible (smokable) tobacco cigarettes. Thirteen to 50% of smokers also use electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes or vaping). Use of tobacco is the primary preventable cause of death and risk factor for lung, head, neck, and oropharyngeal cancer. Electronic cigarettes are a $10 billion dollar industry and has the potential to surpass the tobacco cigarette market. E-cigarette use is a public health concern because of the health issues of vaping and the limited amount of scientific research to support the safety of e-cigarette use. The authors of this paper want to create awareness that use of e-cigarettes is not a safer alternative to smoking tobacco cigarettes as e-cigarettes contain known carcinogens that may lead to development of oropharyngeal cancer.4 pagesengAttribution CC BYhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Tobacco cigaretteLungHeadNeckOropharyngeal cancerText