Smoking Cigars

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According to the American Cancer Society, a cigar is "any roll of tobacco wrapped in leaf tobacco or in any substance containing tobacco." In contrast, cigarettes are defined as "any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or any substance not containing tobacco." Natural cigarettes are those made without chemical additives or flavorings, using full tobacco leaves rather than reconstituted sheet or scrap tobacco.

Most studies of smoking and tobacco use have focused on cigarette smoking. Recently, however, scientists have turned their attention to other forms of tobacco use, including cigar smoking, and yes, people get cancer from smoking cigars.

Smoking and tobacco use are clear causes of cancer and many other health problems — whether it's smoked in cigarettes, pipes, or cigars, chewed in smokeless tobacco, or dipped between the gums and lip in snuff. The only possible advantage to natural cigarettes seems to be an earth-friendly one, since fewer chemical by-products result from their manufacture, and some natural cigarette companies produce their tobacco organically.

Health risks associated with cigar smoking may be less than with cigarettes, since most cigar smokers are only "occasional" users, and most do not inhale the smoke into their lungs when puffing. Some cigar smokers do inhale, however, usually out of habit if they have previously smoked cigarettes.

Unfortunately, when cigar smokers quit, they are more likely to start smoking cigarettes or to start again. Smoking five cigars a day, and inhaling moderately, produces the same lung cancer risk as for a pack-a-day cigarette smoker. Since cigars are much larger than cigarettes, each one packs more punch. Some large cigars contain as much tobacco (and nicotine) as an entire pack of cigarettes.

Unlike cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products, cigars are not required to carry health-warning labels, which may contribute to the perception that they are safer than cigarettes (especially if people don't inhale). Also, while the Federal Trade Commission oversees a testing program reporting the amount of tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide in most brands of cigarettes, cigars are not included in this testing, and cigar manufacturers don't have to report any such data to any federal agency. Thus, little consistent data exists about the harmful chemicals contained in cigars.

Cigar smoking is at present a popular trend in the United States, especially among women. Read more facts about cigar smoking by men and women on our pages and stay always informed!