If you smoke cigars, you're more likely to develop lung disease than non-smokers are. For non-smokers who attend the cigar events, secondhand smoke from cigars is just as dangerous as that from cigarettes. Doctors urge people not to get drawn into this trend. The diseases caused by all kinds of smoking are far from glamorous. Mouth cancer can be disfiguring, and cancer of the throat or larynx can take your voice away.
Good health is sexier than smoking can ever be.
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