Ok, the "cancer paper" is a paper liner that assists the cigar from burning too fast. I smoke Black and Milds all the time and alot of time I'll shell um out for a blunt. When you burn ANYTHING you get a concentration of carcinogens in the smoke. This paper, aside from making it smoke a bit smoother and burn a little longer, is just an added "un-natural" and kinda un-needed thing that burns along with the tobacco and can assist in the carncer causing process. In theory its healthier to smoke a "freaked" Black and Mild (or any other cigar that has it for that matter) but then again, dare I say smoking a cigar full of tobacco is healthy on any accord. From what Ive been told the burning tobacco leaf is still better for you than the filter paper, so if you can... remove it. I smoke my blacks with it in there anymore, I dont have time to shell and repack them all the time. I should prolly just quit smoking cigars all together...