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Tobacco companies admit their products cause cancer, but not in those who sue them

Despite publicly admitting, to varying degrees, that cigarette smoking causes cancer, the industry has consistently dismissed these claims for people who have sued them, reveals an analysis of recent lawsuits, published in a supplement to Tobacco Control.The authors looked at the opening and closing statements of the defense, witness statements and depositions for 34 personal-injury claims brought against major tobacco manufacturers between 1986 and 2003 in the US.

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