Fed: Patterson commiteed to reducing smoking
Health Minister KAY PATTERSON has urged young people to take ROLAH MCCABE'S adviceand quit smoking to avoid a repeat of her tragic story.
Mrs MCCABE yesterday became the first Australian smoker to win a lawsuit against aninternational tobacco company.
British American Tobacco was ordered to pay $700,000 in compensation to the 51-year-old.
Senator PATTERSON says it's a tragic case of a relatively young woman who's facinga death sentence.
She says Mrs MCCABE gave a strong message to young people that they should stop smokingbecause this is a consequence for her, she believes, of having smoked.
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KEYWORD: MCCABE PATTERSON (CANBERRA)
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