Tobacco Smoke, Vaping, and Asthma AAFA.org Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Some diagnoses become so common that we stop questioning them. An elderly smoker with breathlessness? COPD. A wheezy patient in the emergency? COPD exacerbation. But bedside medicine Does Vaping Cause Lung Cancer? Smoking poses severe dangers to lung health, including: 1. Lung Cancer Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, increasing the risk of developing this deadly disease. 2. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ( Vaping can harm your health! E cigarettes, or vapes, contain many toxic and cancer causing chemicals that have negative impacts on the body and brain. Do you know the health risks of vaping nicotine? Vaping is not harmless. A new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine reveals that e cigarettes significantly increase the risk of COPD and high blood pressure. Our own Dr. Todd Hoopman shares firsthand accounts