Question: Are cigars less dangerous than cigarettes?
Answer: There has been an increase in cigar smoking since 1993 particularly in the 18 to 44 age group. If you do not inhale the tobacco smoke it will not get to the lungs in the same quantities as cigarette smokers so the incident of lung cancer is less. You are still three times more likely to get lung cancer than a non-smoker. Cigar smokers who previously smoked cigarettes are more likely to inhale and have an 11 times greater risk than non smokers. Cigar smokers have an increase risk of death from cancers of the lip, tongue, throat, oesophagus, mouth, larynx, and also cancers of the pancreas and bladder.
