linkedin post 2014-12-03 11:27:10

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TARGETING YOUNG US SMOKERS. "The tobacco industry conducted extensive research on ETS altering additives, (with) internal code names such as "Project Stealth" and "Project TF" ("Tomorrow's Female" targeting 18-34 year old females.) and "Project YW" ("Young Women)." (Environmental Tobacco Smoke, ETS). http://lnkd.in/dcrghvF View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-04 04:48:31

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SMOKING AND WOMEN'S EMANCIPATION. "Why do nearly one-fifth of women in America smoke? The answer goes back to an event almost 80 years ago on Fifth Avenue, which is often regarded as one of the most successful P.R. stunts in American history." Remember, once it was against the law in the US for women to smoke. http://lnkd.in/dAmmiG9 View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-04 04:53:39

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THE OLD HEALTH RISK. "For women who smoked in the 1960s, the risk of dying from lung cancer was 2.7 times higher than that of nonsmokers. The risk of dying from COPD was 4 times higher among smokers than nonsmokers." http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/risk-of-lung-cancer-death-increased-during-last-50-years-for-women-smokers View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-04 04:54:40

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THE NEW HEALTH RISK. "From 2000-2010, the risk of female smokers dying from lung cancer was 25.7 times higher than the risk in nonsmokers. The risk of dying from COPD was 22.5 times higher than that for nonsmokers." http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/risk-of-lung-cancer-death-increased-during-last-50-years-for-women-smokers View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-04 04:56:12

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CIGARETTES TODAY ARE MORE DANGEROUS. "Fifty years after the first Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health, the new Surgeon General’s report released today shows that cigarette smoking is even more hazardous than previously thought." http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/press_releases/post/2014_01_17_sgr50_cigarettes_deadlier View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-04 04:58:54

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SURGEON GENERAL'S REPORT. "Smokers's risk of death from all causes, compared to those who never smoked, has gone up significantly over the past 50 years ... "today" cigarette smokers ... have a much higher risk of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than smokers in 1964, despite smoking fewer cigarettes" http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/press_releases/post/2014_01_17_sgr50_cigarettes_deadlier View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-05 09:31:21

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RECENT PHENOMENON. "Men in the US began smoking cigarettes in large numbers in the early 20th century, but it wasn’t until decades later that large numbers of women began smoking regularly. In addition, women who began smoking in the 1950s or later started smoking at an earlier age and smoked more heavily." http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/risk-of-lung-cancer-death-increased-during-last-50-years-for-women-smokers View in LinkedIn
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