Do cigars or pipes cause lung cancer?

Do cigars or pipes cause lung cancer?

Jay M. Lee (Surgical Director, Thoracic Oncology Program, UCLA) gives expert video advice on: Does the age I started smoking affect the odds I will develop lung cancer?; Does the amount I smoke affect your odds of developing lung cancer?; Why do people who never smoke develop lung cancer? and more...

Cigar and pipe smokers are at an increased risk of developing lung cancer, so it is not just cigarette smoking. Furthermore, even patients that don't inhale the cigars have been shown to have an increased risk of developing lung cancer, as well as oral pharyngeal cancers. It's not just cigarette smoking.