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1 All tobacco smoke contains chemicals that can cause cancer, and cigar smoke is no exception. 2  Regular cigar smoking increases the risk of several types of cancers, including cancers of the mouth, lip, tongue, throat, esophagus, larynx and lung. 3  Lung and heart disease.
How smoking causes lung cancer. Doctors believe smoking causes lung cancer by damaging the cells that line the lungs. When you inhale cigarette smoke, which is full of cancer-causing substances (carcinogens), changes in the lung tissue begin almost immediately. At first your body may be able to repair this damage.