Anti-smoking activist dies of lung cancer - GoFuckYourself.com

digifan · 05-23-2006, 04:24 PM

Oh the irony...

TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian anti-smoking campaigner who contracted lung cancer from second-hand smoke after years as a waitress has died, Ontario's Heart and Stroke Foundation said on Tuesday.

Heather Crowe, 61, became a public icon after winning a landmark 2002 labor compensation case by arguing that she contracted the disease from inhaling second hand smoke during her 40-year career as a waitress.

An ardent non-smoker, she appeared in national television advertisements and inspired a government sponsored award in her name. In one ad Crowe declared: "People shouldn't have to go to work to die."

Her death came only days before new legislation in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec is to come into effect, banning smoking in enclosed public areas and workspaces, and further restricting the promotion and sale of tobacco products.

Supporters of Crowe want her to remain the public face of anti-smoking. Ontario's Heart and Stroke Foundation CEO Rocco Rossi is campaigning to have May 31, the day the province's anti-smoking legislation is enacted, be declared Heather Crowe Day.

Total sales of cigarettes in Canada decreased over the past year by 2.5 percent, according to April government statistics.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060523/...a_smoking_dc_1

LittleMack · 05-23-2006, 04:26 PM

"Isnt it ironic, don't you think"

After Shock Media · 05-23-2006, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by digifan

A Canadian anti-smoking campaigner who contracted lung cancer from second-hand smoke

How do they know this for a fact?
What is it was from radon or one of the many other things that cause lung cancer? What about the people who just get it for no damn reason what so ever? Or do we blame all lung cancer on smoking?

RayBonga · 05-23-2006, 04:29 PM

I think it would be ironic if she died because she smoked.

This way it just proves she was right.

R.I.P.

dynastoned · 05-23-2006, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by After Shock Media

How do they know this for a fact?
What is it was from radon or one of the many other things that cause lung cancer? What about the people who just get it for no damn reason what so ever? Or do we blame all lung cancer on smoking?

no shit how do they know its second hand smoke?

Pure Evil · 05-23-2006, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by After Shock Media

How do they know this for a fact?
What is it was from radon or one of the many other things that cause lung cancer? What about the people who just get it for no damn reason what so ever? Or do we blame all lung cancer on smoking?

because by blaming it on second hand smoke it gives them more ammunition.

I hate activists

digifan · 05-23-2006, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by After Shock Media

How do they know this for a fact?
What is it was from radon or one of the many other things that cause lung cancer? What about the people who just get it for no damn reason what so ever? Or do we blame all lung cancer on smoking?

Hmm.. you are right.. but it sounds better this way, isn't it?

Sarah_Jayne · 05-23-2006, 04:44 PM

Considering it says they got cancer from second hand smoke i think that would make them the ideal person to consider themselves anti-smoking. Don't know why in any case anyone would want to 'get one up on her' because she died of lung cancer.

After Shock Media · 05-23-2006, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by digifan

Hmm.. you are right.. but it sounds better this way, isn't it?

No it sounds like typical propaganda.

digifan · 05-23-2006, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by After Shock Media

No it sounds like typical propaganda.

Sure.. you are right again, what a guy :D

Pornopat · 05-23-2006, 05:00 PM

Hit me up sometime on icq Judy....
Well...hit me back I should say...

After Shock Media · 05-23-2006, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by digifan

Sure.. you are right again, what a guy :D

My sarcasm meter is messed up today.

Scott McD · 05-23-2006, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RayBonga

I think it would be ironic if she died because she smoked.

This way it just proves she was right.

Good way to prove a point...

digifan · 05-23-2006, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Pornopat

Hit me up sometime on icq Judy....
Well...hit me back I should say...

Hey Pat,
you are not on my list anymore, I have lost a lot of contacts lately...

digifan · 05-23-2006, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by After Shock Media

My sarcasm meter is messed up today.

Let me call it wisdom.. and experience.

$5 submissions · 05-23-2006, 05:08 PM

Second-hand smoke is a killer. The % of people with lung cancer who got it from second-hand smoke is ramping up on a decade by decade basis. Tragic story. Hopefully, her death would publicize to the general public the serious threat that second-hand smoke poses.

After Shock Media · 05-23-2006, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by $5 submissions

Second-hand smoke is a killer. The % of people with lung cancer who got it from second-hand smoke is ramping up on a decade by decade basis. Tragic story. Hopefully, her death would publicize to the general public the serious threat that second-hand smoke poses.

Spend the second hand smoke money on informing people of radon I tell ya.

I personally feel it is a much greater risk and almost nobody even knows what the fuck it is.

gandalfuy · 05-23-2006, 05:26 PM

makes u wonder

nico-t · 05-23-2006, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by After Shock Media

How do they know this for a fact?
What is it was from radon or one of the many other things that cause lung cancer? What about the people who just get it for no damn reason what so ever? Or do we blame all lung cancer on smoking?

exactly what i thought

iWeb_Iya · 05-23-2006, 08:10 PM

That's what you call the paradox of life.

Bdiddy · 05-23-2006, 08:16 PM

I feel bad for kids who are exposed to second-hand smoke. They have no choice.

However, I have no sympathy for someone who chooses to be a bartender, or waitress in a smoking environment and then complains about the health risks. If it bothered her that much, maybe after 39 years she could have found a new job.

But, R.I.P.

pr0 · 05-23-2006, 08:19 PM

we need to ban water too....if you abuse it, you can drown

tony286 · 05-23-2006, 08:20 PM

I was just reading George Burns smoked 10 cigars a day til the day he died. 2 months after is 100 th birthday.

digifan · 05-23-2006, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by pr0

we need to ban water too....if you abuse it, you can drown

SilentKnight · 05-23-2006, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by After Shock Media

How do they know this for a fact?
What is it was from radon or one of the many other things that cause lung cancer? What about the people who just get it for no damn reason what so ever? Or do we blame all lung cancer on smoking?

I said the very same thing to my wife earlier tonite when watchin' the story on the news.

ALL cancer is caused by secondhand smoke.

Just like ALL rapists and pedophiles are inspired by porn.

And alcohol causes ALL divorces.

Or so they'd have us believe.........

2HousePlague · 05-23-2006, 10:41 PM

lol -- that's like when Jim Fixx died of a heart attack.

2hp

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digifan The Profiler Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: ICQ 76281726 and I'm female Posts: 14,618	Anti-smoking activist dies of lung cancer Oh the irony... TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian anti-smoking campaigner who contracted lung cancer from second-hand smoke after years as a waitress has died, Ontario's Heart and Stroke Foundation said on Tuesday. Heather Crowe, 61, became a public icon after winning a landmark 2002 labor compensation case by arguing that she contracted the disease from inhaling second hand smoke during her 40-year career as a waitress. An ardent non-smoker, she appeared in national television advertisements and inspired a government sponsored award in her name. In one ad Crowe declared: "People shouldn't have to go to work to die." Her death came only days before new legislation in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec is to come into effect, banning smoking in enclosed public areas and workspaces, and further restricting the promotion and sale of tobacco products. Supporters of Crowe want her to remain the public face of anti-smoking. Ontario's Heart and Stroke Foundation CEO Rocco Rossi is campaigning to have May 31, the day the province's anti-smoking legislation is enacted, be declared Heather Crowe Day. Total sales of cigarettes in Canada decreased over the past year by 2.5 percent, according to April government statistics. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060523/...a_smoking_dc_1 __________________ [email protected] Webair Rocks

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RayBonga too cool for highschool Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: East side, West side, Worldwide! Posts: 12,164	I think it would be ironic if she died because she smoked. This way it just proves she was right. R.I.P.

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Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	Considering it says they got cancer from second hand smoke i think that would make them the ideal person to consider themselves anti-smoking. Don't know why in any case anyone would want to 'get one up on her' because she died of lung cancer.

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Bdiddy Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Seattle & Manila Posts: 2,456	I feel bad for kids who are exposed to second-hand smoke. They have no choice. However, I have no sympathy for someone who chooses to be a bartender, or waitress in a smoking environment and then complains about the health risks. If it bothered her that much, maybe after 39 years she could have found a new job. But, R.I.P. __________________ "..and which one of you had the prime rib?" - Waiter "frankly, I don't see how that's any of your business!" - Peter Griffin

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