Impacto do uso de vape no risco de câncer de bexiga: avaliação das exposições a carcinógenos e implicações para a saúde dos usuários

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Beatriz de Lima Chrispiano
Giovanna Barraviera
Palloma Patricia de Oliveira Lulho
Jamile Pompermaier Gama
Leticia Oliveira Silva
Jessika Vitória de Araújo Freitas
Júlia Glevinski Queiroz de Santana
Natália Barreto
Pedro Matheus Silveira Rodrigues da Silva
Tarkio Braz Miranda Pereira

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Objetivo: Investigar a relação entre o uso de vape e o risco de câncer de bexiga, comparando-o com o tabagismo tradicional e explorando mecanismos biológicos subjacentes. Métodos: Revisão integrativa com pesquisa na base PubMed Central (PMC), utilizando termos como "vaping", "vapers", "e-cigarettes", "carcinogens", "bladder cancer" e "carcinogenesis". Foram selecionados 18 artigos para análise. Resultados: Embora o vape seja promovido como alternativa menos nociva ao cigarro tradicional, ele não está isento de riscos. Níveis elevados de biomarcadores urinários associados à carcinogênese foram encontrados em usuários de vapes e cigarros tradicionais. Substâncias tóxicas do tabaco favorecem mutações e interrompem o reparo do DNA, contribuindo para o câncer de bexiga. Considerações finais: Destaca-se a necessidade de campanhas educacionais para reduzir o consumo de substâncias carcinogênicas e políticas públicas enfatizando os riscos do vape. Estudos sobre os impactos do vape ainda estão em fase inicial, tornando essencial a realização de pesquisas longitudinais para melhor compreender a relação entre o uso de cigarros eletrônicos e o câncer de bexiga.

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ChrispianoB. de L., BarravieraG., LulhoP. P. de O., GamaJ. P., SilvaL. O., FreitasJ. V. de A., SantanaJ. G. Q. de, BarretoN., SilvaP. M. S. R. da, & PereiraT. B. M. (2025). Impacto do uso de vape no risco de câncer de bexiga: avaliação das exposições a carcinógenos e implicações para a saúde dos usuários. Revista Eletrônica Acervo Saúde, 25, e19245. https://doi.org/10.25248/reas.e19245.2025
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