Surely things can be removed from cigarettes that will make them healthier.
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The burning of organic substances (like tobacco leaves, meat, wood, etc) releases a bunch of toxic chemicals and compounds. The only way to avoid these chemicals and compounds would be to fully burn everything but that would defeat the purpose of smoking tobacco (i.e. inhalation of nicotine) as the nicotine would be destroyed in the process.
Mind you, there are substances added to tobacco to increase the addictiveness and taste of the tobacco which can increase the health risks associated with smoking. You could probably regulate these additives out of the market but you would also have a whole lot of powerful tobacco corporations and cigarette smokers up in arms about it. For example, ammonia is added to increase the absorption rate of nicotine (increases the hit of the cigarette which increases how dependent you get) and sugars and flavors are added to change the taste of the smoke and to make it easier to inhale. These additives are allowed because they pose little extra risk compared to the harmful effects of tobacco smoking.
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