Genetic evidence that e cigarettes increase cancer (and other disease) risk among young adults Stanton Glantz blog 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 Cigarette Vapor Linked to Lung Cancer in Mice Is vaping more harmful than smoking cigarettes? More people incorrectly think so: Newsroom UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas