ASH Daily News for 12/10/2000
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12 October 2000
ASH Daily News
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Profile of finalists in QUIT’s Quitter of the year competition
Commission redrafts advertising ban
FOREST slammed by licensee
‘Does lung cancer need a lapel ribbon?’
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Profile of finalists in QUIT’s Quitter of the year competition
QUIT, the national charity dedicated to helping people quit smoking
successfully, is featured in the Daily Mirror. The newspaper features the
eight finalists in QUIT’s Quitter of the year competition. The finalists are
made of eight regional winners and have all quit smoking with the help of
QUIT’s helpline 0800 00 22 00.
Source: The Mirror, 12 October 2000
Commission redrafts advertising ban
The Wall Street Journal Europe reports that the EU Commission is due to
redraft the advertising ban that was annulled last week by the European
Court of Justice.
Source: Wall Street Journal Europe, 12 October 2000
FOREST slammed by licensee
Caterer & Hotelkeeper publishes a letter from the licensee of The Three
Fishes pub in Shrewsbury. Mr Adam Wardrop argues that FOREST has
misrepresented the history of the pub, ‘FOREST is saying that the previous
tenant had to abandon the pub because his no-smoking policy was a failure.
In fact, he was unhappy about the rental terms for his lease. The pub did
not go bankrupt. Indeed, business is booming. We are proud that customers
drive from all over to enjoy the pub and compliment us on our pleasant,
smoke free atmosphere.’
The letter continues, ‘I have written to the director of FOREST asking him
to stop playing the tune of his tobacco-industry paymasters, and I wish the
whole industry would stop misleading everyone on smoking in public places.’
Source: Caterer and Hotelkeeper, 12 October 2000
‘Does lung cancer need a lapel ribbon?’
The Lancet argues, ‘It is far fetched to suggest that some cancers are more
fashionable than others, at least based on the attention they receive in the
mass media? Breast cancer is an obvious example, perhaps because of the hard
lobbying by patients groups, especially in the USA, and the high profile of
this disease in popular media and among celebrities (note the pink-ribbon
campaign that keeps the public profile high).’
The article also discusses other high profile cancers, like prostate cancer
but argues ‘lung cancer remains the neglected cousin among the solid
tumours.’
Source: The Lancet, Volume 356 Number 9237
