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| Web Pages |
| Cigar Smoking is a Serious Risk to Public Health |
| Summary of recent scientific findings concludes cigars are not a safe alternative to cigarettes, and that both cause addiction, cancer, and secondhand smoke. |
| Non Cigar Aficionado Points of View |
| Collection of articles on the industry promotion of the product, and the effects of the product on the customer. |
| Cigars and Tobacco-related Cancers |
| Scientific paper estimates the effects of cigars; covers the death caused, not disease. |
| Cigar Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Cancer |
| Summary of article in the New England Journal of Medicine covers what cigars do to the heart, lungs, and throat. |
| The Tobacco Reference Guide: Pipes and Cigars |
| Fully footnoted factsheets on use and effects. |
| Leisurely Cigar Puffs Have Hidden Risks |
| Academy of General Dentistry provides information on effects of cigars. |
| Cigars and Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, COPD |
| Summary of research findings. Cigars cause lung cancer, lung disease, COPD, and heart disease. |
| Cigars: An Unsafe Alternative to Cigarettes |
| Since cigars don't have the warnings, taxes, ad restrictions of cigarettes, a customer could get the idea they're a safe alternative; this item summarizes the research showing why they're not. |
| Dr. Koop - Don't Have a Cigar |
| Article examines promotion and marketing of cigars, and briefly lists their health effects. |
| Cigar Smoking and Cancer |
| Information from the American Cancer Society on cigar trends, constituents of cigar smoke, cancer disease and deaths caused by cigars, other health effects of cigars, and secondhand cigar smoke. |
| Health Risks Associated With Cigar Smoking |
| AMA report summarizes findings from a scientific conference, including cigars cause nicotine addiction and lung cancer. |
| Cigar, Pipe Smoking Boost Cancer, Heart Disease |
| The health damage of cigar or pipe smoking, from cancer to heart disease, is as great as those of relatively light cigarette smoking, according to a UK study. |
| Smoking Cessation at About.com - Cigars |
| Cigar smoking has become trendy in the past few years, but no warning has been placed on the labels to show the health risks involved. They can involve head and neck cancers rather than lung cancer. Collection of articles outlines the effects and proposed warnings. |
| Cigar and Pipes Cause Tooth and Gum Disease |
| Recent research shows that cigars and pipe smoking have nearly the same adverse effects on periodontal health and tooth loss as cigarette smoking. |