title: E-cigarettes in ENT: what do we need to know?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  E-cigarette use in the UK is increasing and we are commonly encountering patients in the ENT clinic who are e-cigarette smokers. Currently, there is no regulatory body or licensing for e-cigarettes. This means that the contents, and therefore potential carcinogenic and toxic risks, can vary greatly from product to product. Patients are starting to ask about the risks of e-cigarettes and their use in smoking cessation.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This review aimed to examine the regulations, trends, and carcinogenic and health risks of e-cigarettes, and summarise the evidence for their use in smoking cessation. It also aimed to provide a general awareness regarding the advice and information that can be safely given to patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery,Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,Camberley,UK.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stobbs
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine,Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,Camberley,UK.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lillis
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery,Wrightington,Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust,Wigan,UK.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D066300:Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D012907:Smoking / Q000628:therapy*; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Carcinogens; Electronic Cigarettes; Nicotine; Smoking Cessation