| Most everyone has heard about the health risks | | | | smoke cigarettes or cigars, but how much and |
| of smoking both cigars and cigarettes, and the | | | | how often you consume them. Individuals who |
| dangers of secondhand smoke. But which is | | | | smoke cigarettes on a daily basis are at a greater |
| worse? Do cigar smokers really have the | | | | risk of developing cancer than people who smoke |
| advantage over cigarettes smokers? The answer | | | | the occasional cigar. That said, evidence indicates |
| is much more complicated than anyone ever | | | | that cigars contain many more carcinogens than |
| thought. | | | | cigarettes. It also appears that cigar smoke is |
| A Matter of Degree | | | | more toxic than cigarette secondhand smoke. |
| Research from the National Cancer Institute | | | | Much of this is due to the fact that cigars are |
| indicates that the health risks posed by both | | | | bigger than cigarettes, and thus produce more |
| cigarettes and cigars are strongly linked to | | | | smoke. |
| frequency of use. That is, it's not whether you | | | | |