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i dont think so. i think it really wasnt generall knowledge until sometime in the late 70’s early 80’s. someone correct me if im wrong please.
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Wrong.
The national president of the American Cancer Society, Dr. Edward F. Scanlon, agreed with the staff report. In 1965, a year after the commission determined that cigarette advertising that failed to disclose the health risks of smoking constituted ‘‘an unfair or deceptive act or practice’’ within the meaning of the Federal Trade Commission Act, Congress passed a law requiring a health warning on all cigarette packages.
So since 1965 this asshole has know he was killing himself smoking 3 packs a day. Since he died of lung cancer in 1997, I’m guessing he probably didn’t get cancer until 1995 or so. That’s 30 YEARS!
So as I said before, fuck him, he shouldn’t get a cent. Nor should anyone else who has/had cancer and hasn’t been smoke free since 1965.
If you were smoker prior to 1965, when it was marketed as a healthy recreation, and quit the day your first pack came with a warning label but somehow still got cancer then you should sue. Otherwise sucks to be you, it was your choice.