Dna Damage

The impact vaping has on DNA is just as dangerous as smoking, with both users presenting with DNA changes associated with cancer development, according to a Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California press release.

Exclusive smokers and exclusive vapers had comparable increases in DNA damage of their oral epithelial cells, according to study results published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research.

In this video, Kelly K. Hunt, MD, FACS, FSSO, professor and chair of the department of breast surgical oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, spoke with Healio about topics in DNA at the 38th Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference.