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Ah, thanks HN community for correcting me! > At present, it is not possible to draw a conclusion whether nicotine itself may act as a complete carcinogen. htt
by mikelyons 7y ago
Ah, thanks HN community for correcting me!
> At present, it is not possible to draw a conclusion whether nicotine itself may act as a complete carcinogen.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553893/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553893/
- Balgair 7y agoIn case anyone on HN reads this as saying that nicotine is safe to use, the end of that article is fairly clear: > Although more studies on health effects of nicotine in humans are required, based on in vitro and in vivo effects of nicotine, patients should be advised not to use nicotine products during cancer treatment unless it is temporarily needed to stop tobacco smoking.