Call for complete ban
NZPA-AFP Daytona Beach Florida The American Cancer Society has called for a complete ban on cigarette advertising, already barred on television and radio since 1971. At a seminar in Daytona Beach, the society’s chairman, Charles Lemaistre, said the ban should be extended to cover newspapers and magazines, as well as advertising at cultural and sporting events, which attract many young people. Similar pleas have been made recently by the American Lung Association and the American Medical Association.
The society says 83 per cent of lung cancers in the United States are caused by smoking, and 90 per cent of victims die within five years. About 149,000 new cases are expected to be diagnosed this year. Cigarette manufacturers claim that advertising bans limit their freedom of expression and say advertising is aimed at persuading smokers to buy particular brands rather than inciting non-smokers to adopt the habit.
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