Can smoking cigars and pipes cause cancer?
Cigar and pipe smoke, like cigarette smoke, contains toxic and cancer-causing chemicals that are harmful to both smokers and non-smokers. Cigar and pipe smoking causes:
Bladder cancer
Esophageal cancer
Laryngeal (voice box) cancer
Lip cancer
Lung cancer
Mouth cancer
Throat cancer
Tongue cancer
If you smoke cigars daily, you are at increased risk for developing heart disease and lung diseases such as emphysema.