A 1998 government report on cigar smoking and its health effects attributed this resurgence partly to a widespread but mistaken belief that cigars are less dangerous than cigarettes. The truth, according to the report by the National Cancer Institute, is that cigar smoke is tobacco smoke, and that many of its 4,000 different compounds are poisonous or carcinogenic. The chief difference between cigars and cigarettes, the report notes, is what you do tech.life with the smoke.
Smoking cigars every day raises the risk of heart disease and cancer.
If cigar smokers don't inhale, the cancer is more likely to occur in the mouth and esophagus than in the lungs. If they do inhale, they add to their risk of lung cancer. Neither was there evidence of widespread use of cigars by children. But the NCI report certainly offers proof on both fronts. This page, and other ASH web pages, may be freely copied and reproduced in print or on other web pages.