Cigar Effects Research- Any unbiased data out there?

[PigFish]

I'm sorry that I missed the start of this discussion. I've been a part of similar discussion such as this many times in the past on Reddit.

Here is a really great study that specifically focused on cigar smokers:

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199906103402301#t=articleResults

The TL;DR is: If you smoke less than 5 cigars a day, don't inhale your risk factors are very small. The key things to pay attention to are watching your weight and limit alcohol consumption when smoking cigars. (Alcohol has a multiplying effect on cancers of the esophagus when paired with smoking.)

Here is a study that says there is no clear link between second hand smoke and cancer:

http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/12/05/jnci.djt365

Possible to get a PDF of the second article? I cannot get anything but the abstract without a subscription.

Thanks, Ray

[Maplepie]

Possible to get a PDF of the second article? I cannot get anything but the abstract without a subscription.

Thanks, Ray

Ray. Want my login for Web of science?

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[Colt45]

After exhaustive, in depth research, field and lab analysis, my very (un)biased data shows........

cigars are good.

On a side note, life longevity does not always equate to quality of life (though nor are they mutually exclusive).

[tjohn7]

And just what effect does that have on the data and the outcomes?

I see your point that a large sample size should make the results durable over time, but in most situations if you were to cite a study/article from 1964 today, you'd be strongly questioned. During my doctoral work, all articles and studies were required to be within the last ten years. Sure, anatomical information is rarely changed, but when talking about studies and their results, that sort of information is almost constantly evolving.

I don't doubt that a majority of the information presented in the Surgeon General's study is still valid, but it would be nice to see what 50 years of technological and scientific advancement would show in a study performed today.

Tom