Danger of mortality increases proportionally to use, with smokers of one to two cigars per day showing a 2% increase in death rate, compared to non-smokers.David M. Burns, "Cigar Smoking: Overview and Current State of the Science," Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph, No. 9. National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, 1998; NIH publication no. 98-4302; p. 6. The precise statistical health risks to those who smoke less than daily is not established.
Danger of mortality increases proportiona:lly to use, with smokers of one to two cigars per day showing a 2% increase in death rate, :compared to non-smokers.David M. Burns, "Cigar Smoking: Overview and Current Sta.te of the Science," Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph, No. 9. National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, 1998; NIH publication no. 98-4302;: p. 6. The precise statistical health risks to those who smoke less than daily is not established.