David Fleming
David Fleming
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This is very exciting, ... It shows that when the public pays attention and chooses to invest resources in smoking prevention, those efforts pay off -- not only in decreased use of tobacco, but in decreased disease.
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By the end of the year, we'll have an incredible system in place. It's a big step forward, and I think the public will feel a lot safer.
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Lung cancer in women in this country is really epidemic because women started using tobacco later in the 20th century than men did. We're still seeing the results, ... In California, rates among women dropped almost 5 percent. But in the rest of the country, they went up 13 percent.
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Joi and I are trying to anticipate as many of the questions that might come up.
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Amicus is prepared to fight these proposals and we will support our members in any action they choose to take to protect their jobs.
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I know I'll be here at least through then. And there's an awful lot of shows that we booked for this season that I really want to see. As long as I'm here, I'm going to be coming to see shows.
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That drop in lung cancer is linked to the fact that cigarette consumption in California has dropped 50 percent, ... What we're seeing is the first disease reduction resulting from California's comprehensive tobacco prevention efforts.
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We can let his legacy be that this changed us for the better.