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Although women don’t smoke cigars and pipes as much as men, recent data show the number of women smoking cigars is increasing. Many people think that cigars and pipes are safer than cigarettes, but this is not true. Even if you don’t inhale, you’re still at higher risk for oral and throat cancers. Cigar and pipe smokers also have higher rates of lung cancer and heart disease than nonsmokers.

Additional Information on Cigars and Pipes:

Publications

1.   Cigars: Fact Sheet - Using findings from recent clinical studies, this fact sheet describes the health risks, current usage estimates, and other important information about cigar smoking.

   http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/factsheets/cigars_factsheet.htm

2.   Questions and Answers About Cigar Smoking and Cancer - This is a fact sheet from the National Cancer Institute about the health risks associated with cigar smoking. It discusses the effect of inhalation, secondhand cigar smoke, the difference between cigarettes and cigars, and current trends.

   http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/cigars

3.   What You Need to Know About Oral Cancer - The National Cancer Institute prepared this booklet to help patients and their families and friends better understand oral cancer. Included is information on symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cancer. Definitions of selected medical terms and resource information are also provided.

   http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/oral

4. Cigar Smoking (Copyright © ACS) - The purpose of this document is to describe what cigars are, the recent trends in their use, and the possible health effects they may have on the people who smoke them and those around them.

   http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2X_Cigar_Smoking.asp

5. Cigar Smoking Fact Sheet (Copyright © ALA) - This web site lists some lesser known facts about the increasing popularity of cigar smoking.

   http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=39859

6. Tobacco Use Health Risks (Copyright © American Lung Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties) - This web site contains statistics and information about the risks of cigarettes, chewing tobacco, cigars, and "natural tobacco."

   http://www.lungsandiego.org/tobacco/adults_hr_cig.asp#nat-

Organizations

1.   National Cancer Institute, NIH, HHS
2.   National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, HHS
3. American Cancer Society
4. American Lung Association

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Content last updated March 19, 2008.