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Vaping debate clouds tobacco control progress

A woman smokes an e-cigarette. [iStockphoto]

As World Lung Cancer Day was commemorated on Friday, an emerging trend threatens to erode the gains made in reducing tobacco-related harm.

While approximately 25 per cent of lung cancer risk factors include exposure to second-hand smoke, environmental pollutants, radon gas and family history, smoking accounts for about 85 per cent of cases.

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