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Thursday, August 16, 2007

Panel urges tough tobacco rules

An advisory panel to the President says the federal government should increase taxes on tobacco products. The President’s Cancer Panel meeting in Atlanta also urged the Bush Administration to strictly regulate tobacco sales and marketing to aid the nation's fight against cancer. The three-member panel is charged with monitoring the nation's efforts to eliminate cancer. This report looked at the impact of both obesity and smoking on cancer.

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