Yes they both have their spot in my life. Haha
First, welcome. Additionally, we really need a bit more info before making a recommendation. The most important thing to know is, what brand of cigarettes do you smoke and how often/long? The brand is important before just telling you what ‘we’ like to smoke. There are similarities between some brands and some blends. It is not prudent to tell you to smoke burley blends (for example) if you have been smoking Dunhills (primarily VA) or Camels (notably Turkish). Burley would probably not satisfy that itch. Let us know.
Once you apply the match to the tobacco it's pretty much the same toxins/carcinogens in both pipe tobacco and cigarette tobaccos being released. Cigarette toxins being absorbed predominately in the lungs and the pipe tobacco toxins being absorbed through the various membranes in the mouth and nose. Certainly there is a difference between sucking down a pack (20) of cigarettes and those pipe smokers who only dabble, having a bowl a day or, for many, even less. But, the carcinogens from incinerating tobacco in either mode are the same. No different than exposure to a camp fire or a burning stack of old tires.
Welcome. I am still trying to make the switch. Of you struggle with nicotine here are a couple things I've learned. First, the nic is is substantially slower than a cig. So if your feeling the urge for nicotine it'll be hard at that point to stick with the pipe. You have to wait minutes to be satisfied, where with a cig its nearly instantaneous. Second, pipe smokes longer. You can knock out a cig in 3 min. A pipe will take longer - away from people longer potentially, longer work break, weather, etc could make a cig look really appealing in those moments. Third, it's difficult to overcome the nic prescription. A cig is basically a single dose and our body says ok that dose will last us an hour, or whatver. With a pipe I've found it's harder to know when I'm done. These have been reasons it's been hard for me to switch. I've had some successful spurts though. Basically I think you've got to kick the quick nic addiction, if not it won't work. Things I've done, make sure I've got a pipe ready to go so I don't have to wait, find a few blends that you can't get enough of, and smoke the pipe before you have a nic craving. Long post. Thanks for reading. Good luck.
