Misconceptions about e cigarette safety might be stopping smokers using them to quit 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 E cigarettes are likely to cause cancer, including in the lungs and mouth, according to a sweeping review of scientific evidence that challenges their positioning as a safer alternative to smoking. There is Karmanos Cancer Institute issues statement on e cigarettes and risk of vaping Karmanos News Clinical Oncology Society of Australia concludes E cigarettes are likely to cause lung cancer and oral cancer Stanton Glantz blog