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World figures and their smoking stories

The subject of smoking is close to the heart of a number of high-profile global figures, so let's take a closer look at how smoking affects the lives of the great and the good. Obama: quitting smoking is harder than running for presidency
China Internet Information Center (cn)
added Jun 3, 2013 13:14
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Japan taking steps to discourage smoking nationwide

“We have freshly launched this fiscal year the second Health Japan 21 project. It’s to stop those underage from smoking and to host the committee of experts on tobacco and health upgrading to undertake various measures to deal with cigarette smoking,” sa
Japan Daily Press (jp)
added Jun 3, 2013 13:12
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[UK] Michael Douglas, cancer and the growing popularity of oral sex

While head and neck cancers have been declining since the 1970s along with smoking rates, scientists have noticed an increase in a particular type of oral cancer. Known as “oral squamous cell carcinoma”, it is linked to the same strains of HPV known to ca
The Guardian (uk)
added Jun 3, 2013 12:19
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Michael Douglas: Oral sex gave me cancer

"Without wanting to get too specific, this particular cancer is caused by HPV, which actually comes about from cunnilingus," he told the British newspaper in an interview published yesterday.
New York Post
added Jun 3, 2013 12:06
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New Jersey Sen. Lautenberg dead at age 89, last remaining World War II veteran in Senate

next time a flight attendant reminds you there’s no smoking on the plane or you witness a teenager getting carded at a liquor store, think of Frank ... when tobacco-state lawmakers asked what would become of tobacco farmers, Lautenberg scoffed, “Grow soy
AP - Associated Press
added Jun 3, 2013 11:54
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Senator Frank R. Lautenberg A RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT

• Smoking on Airplanes: In his first term, in 1987, Senator Lautenberg wrote the groundbreaking law banning smoking on airline flights lasting two hours or less ... • Smoking in Federal Facilities: Senator Lautenberg wrote the 1994 law ... FDA-Tobacco
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
added Jun 3, 2013 11:48
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Remembering Frank Lautenberg's Progressive Legacy

helped write the law banning smoking on airplanes, which helped start the movement towards smoke-free public spaces. … Wrote the law banning smoking in all federally funded places that serve children. ... author of legislation to ban smoking in federal b
Think Progress (blog)
added Jun 3, 2013 11:27
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Michael Douglas on Liberace, Cannes, cancer and cunnilingus

The throat cancer, I assume, was first seeded during those wild middle years, when he drank like a fish and smoked like the devil. … does he feel he overloaded his system? … "No. ... this particular cancer is caused by HPV
The Guardian (uk)
added Jun 3, 2013 12:23
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Michael Douglas: oral sex caused my cancer

Asked whether he now regretted his years of smoking and drinking, usually thought to be the cause of the disease, Douglas replied: "No. Because without wanting to get too specific, this particular cancer is caused by HPV [human papillomavirus], which actu
The Guardian (uk)
added Jun 3, 2013 12:17
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[UK] Michael Douglas says cunnilingus gives you cancer – but is he right?

the evidence suggests he wasn't quite right to do so. Most people rid themselves of HPV within a few years of catching it – but smoking disrupts this process, meaning the virus remains for far longer in smokers than non-smokers, increasing their risk of H
The Guardian (uk)
added Jun 3, 2013 12:13
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