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Anti-smoking icon dies at 62: Woman made famous in ad that showed her puffing through hole in her neck dies of throat cancer after 20-year battle
Feb 28, 2013
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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Feb 28, 2013 16:16
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Debi Austin Dies: The Psychology of Quitting Smoking
Fear may have stopped many from starting, but it is often not enough to motivate smokers to quit. According to an article by the National Communication Association (NCA), fear is a more effective motivator when “people believe they can do something to red
Feb 28, 2013
The Epoch Times English Version
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Feb 28, 2013 15:58
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Debi Austin, star of jarring 1990s anti-smoking ad, dies at 62
After losing her larynx to cancer, Debi Austin became a powerful advocate in the public-awareness campaign against smoking. In a memorable ad, the Canoga Park woman puffed on a cigarette through a surgical hole in her throat.
Feb 28, 2013
Los Angeles Times
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Feb 28, 2013 15:57
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Debi Austin dies: Woman famous for anti-smoking commercial dies of throat cancer
Feb 28, 2013
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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Feb 28, 2013 15:55
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[California] Woman who appeared in Calif anti-tobacco ad dies
Debi Austin died Friday at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, according to family spokeswoman Whitney Standring-Trueblood. She was 62.
Feb 27, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Feb 27, 2013 19:41
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[California] Canoga Park woman in anti-smoking ads dies
Debi Austin, the woman known for smoking a cigarette through a hole in her throat in a 1997 state-sponsored, anti-smoking commercial, has died after a long battle with cancer, California health officials announced Tuesday.
Feb 27, 2013
San Gabriel Valley (CA) Tribune
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Feb 27, 2013 11:03
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Legacy Remembers C. Everett Koop - A True Leader and Hero in Public Health
At Legacy, we looked up to him for being a pioneer in tobacco control - educating the nation about the dangers of the addictiveness of nicotine in cigarettes and the impact of secondhand smoke.
Feb 26, 2013
American Legacy Foundation
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Mar 21, 2013 10:42
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SPECTER: POSTSCRIPT: C. EVERETT KOOP, 1916-2013
He was the first public official to state categorically that second-hand smoke causes cancer. Tobacco companies—and Jesse Helms, their biggest congressional ally—could hardly believe Koop’s treachery.
Feb 26, 2013
The New Yorker blogs
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Feb 28, 2013 11:21
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[California] Iconic Anti-Tobacco Advocate, Debi Austin, Loses Battle to Cancer
California’s most well-known anti-tobacco advocate, Debi Austin, passed away at the age of 62 after a long and courageous battle against cancer. First appearing in the 1996 California television ad “Voicebox,” her story illustrated the dangers of smoking
Feb 26, 2013
California Department of Public Health
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Feb 27, 2013 11:53
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Dr. C. Everett Koop: His 5 Most Principled Stands
1. In 1986, Koop issued a landmark report that offered the first official government warning that secondhand cigarette smoke was linked to cancer in nonsmokers. He was among the first to call for bans on smoking in the workplace and public spaces, which t
Feb 26, 2013
AARP
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Feb 26, 2013 15:20