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[Florida] RJ Reynolds Ordered To Pay $6M Over Lung Cancer Death ($$)
The jury found Richard Aycock was addicted to cigarettes manufactured by R.J. Reynolds and that smoking the cigarettes had caused his death. They held the tobacco company 72.5 percent responsible for Aycock’s death and awarded $5.9 million to his widow,
Apr 19, 2013
Law360
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Apr 24, 2013 09:54
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Who Knew What and When?
Pisgah Forest in North Carolina's transylvania County may seem like an odd place for human health fortunes to have pivoted, but there's something to be said for it. Here in the fall of 1953 an experiment was conducted that would change how tobacco compani
Sep 7, 2012
National Public Radio (NPR)
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Sep 13, 2012 15:09
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Chapter 15: Impact of Tobacco Control on Lung Cancer Mortality in the United States Over the Period 1975–2000—Summary and Limitations
Conclusions: Our results show the substantial impact of changes in smoking behavior since the 1950s. Despite a major impact of changing smoking behaviors, tobacco control effort are still needed to further reduce the burden of this disease.
Sep 10, 2012
Risk Analysis
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Sep 10, 2012 17:57
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[New York] Health Department Launches New Smoking Cessation Campaign, Suffering Every Minute, Which Depicts the Health Consequences of Smoking
The Health Department today announced a new campaign, Suffering Every Minute, which includes two new television, Internet and print ads depicting the devastation and suffering caused by smoking-related illness
Sep 5, 2012
New York City Department of Health
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Sep 13, 2012 06:56
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ROSENTHAL: Smokescreens: How Working Kills Smokers
The conflict between human need and corporate greed drives the smoking habit. Until this conflict is resolved, workers will smoke to distract themselves from their powerlessness and calm their rage.
Apr 6, 2013
Dissident Voice (blog)
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Apr 7, 2013 09:57
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50-Year Trends in Smoking-Related Mortality in the United States
The risk of death from cigarette smoking continues to increase among women and the increased risks are now nearly identical for men and women, as compared with persons who have never smoked. Among men, the risks associated with smoking have plateaued at t
Jan 24, 2013
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
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Jan 24, 2013 11:48
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Predictors of Adverse Smoking Outcomes in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial
Conclusion These models, if validated externally, may have public health utility in identifying individuals at risk for adverse smoking outcomes, who may benefit from relapse prevention and smoking cessation interventions.
Oct 26, 2012
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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Nov 6, 2012 16:41
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Lung Cancer Mortality Risk for U.S. Menthol Cigarette Smokers
We found evidence of lower lung cancer mortality risk among menthol smokers compared with nonmenthol smokers at ages 50 and over in the U.S. population. It is not known, however, if these differences are due to the impact of menthol on cigarette smoking o
Jun 21, 2012
Nicotine and Tobacco Research
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Jun 21, 2012 10:03
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Impact of Reduced Tobacco Smoking on Lung Cancer Mortality in the United States During 1975-2000 [FREE Full Text]
JNCI J Natl Cancer Inst (2012) 104 (7): 541-548. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djs136 First published online: March 14, 2012
Apr 1, 2012
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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May 16, 2012 05:54
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[UK] Why does lung cancer strike so many women who've never smoked? BBC star Robert Peston's wife was a victim at 51 - and the toll is rising
While the chance of non-smokers developing lung cancer is much lower than smokers, latest figures show that of the 41,500 new lung cancer cases each year in Britain, 14 per cent -- around 6,000 -- are unrelated to smoking. Sian Busby (left), the wife of
May 9, 2013
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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May 9, 2013 18:28