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1950's, London, England, UK --- Actors Danny Kaye (left), Laurence Olivier (middle) and Sid Field (right) lighting a cigarette from a single match at the Cafe de Paris in London, ca. 1950's
Friday, May. 30, 2008

Open quoteExpectation of life: 73 for smoker and 74 for nonsmoker. Negligible compared with risk of crossing a street.Close quote

  • Excerpt
  • from a previously secret report that shows the British Cabinet dismissed the link between smoking and lung cancer more than 50 years ago, for fear of losing tax revenue
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