Rush is dumb and I hate him. But I don’t wish lung cancer on anybody. I hope he makes a full recovery so he can continue to make an ass of himself on the radio for years to come.
When its terminal they should be allowed to take anything to give them a chance to survive or ease the pain.
There are other conservative radio hosts who are good at what they do which is commentary -- but as a political analyst and a political prognosticator Rush is the greatest of all time.
He is just a slightly less fanatical version of Alex Jones - men who have done irreparable damage to the nation for the sake of personal profit. His lifetime of lies will surely haunt him in hell.
Rush may be a lot of things but dumb isn't one of them. I too hope he makes a full recovery so he can continue to aggravate the malcontent left as he so obviously does.
Do cigars cause cancer and other diseases? Yes. Cigar smoking causes cancer of the oral cavity, larynx, esophagus, and lung. It may also cause cancer of the pancreas. Moreover, daily cigar smokers, particularly those who inhale, are at increased risk for developing heart disease and other types of lung disease. Regular cigar smokers and cigarette smokers have similar levels of risk for oral cavity and esophageal cancers. The more you smoke, the greater the risk of disease (3). https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/tobacco/cigars-fact-sheet He also smoked cigarettes for 15 years. "From my formerly nicotine stained fingers".
Cigarette smokers often inhale unfiltered cigar and pipe smoke. I inhaled a little cigar smoke once - intense pain. I don't know how anyone could do it more than once.
Cigars aren't meant to be deeply inhaled, but some do-especially if they have developed a smokers cough.