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[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 3 points 9 hours ago

Did their research for them, article here, paywalled, abstract only (not even citations). They say 3 cases of oral cancer in the abstract, case studies not stats. They also highlight 100x the level of Cotinine (the predominant metabolite of nicotine, so this is shocking I tell you. Shocking, interestingly it's currently being studied as a treatment for depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.).

The other thing that might be human (or not, only the abstract), likely in vitro, is "Biomarkers also indicate vaping-attributable oxidative stress, epigenetic change and inflammation in oral and respiratory tissue often specified in comparison with smoking.", pretty unsurprising, "often specified in comparison" seems weaselly, and the rest is mouse studies it seems.

Seems pretty nothing burger to me, going off what I have, if there were significant results the abstract would be much stronger.