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Why do Americans deal with stress by grabbing a $10 pack of cancer sticks from their local corner store?—
Julia Craven,
Allure,
9 June 2026 AP Photo/Seth Wenig E-cigarettes, long touted as a healthier way to move off the original cancer sticks, suddenly face an alarming bad rap: mysterious lung diseases; random explosions during use; a link with cancer and heart disease.—
Natasha Frost,
Quartz,
15 Sep. 2019 Can’t even smoke my stale cancer sticks on this smoke-free campus.—
Alise Leslie,
The Root,
1 Apr. 2018