Cigarette

Cigarette

Radioisotopes from the radon decay sequence are sometimes purported to be a cause of lung cancer. In particular, Polonium-210, an alpha emitter, is...
Bette Davis

Bette Davis

female, deceased (1989)
Bette Davis (April 5, 1908 - October 6, 1989), born Ruth Elizabeth Davis, was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress of film, television...
Simon Chapman

Simon Chapman

male, 58 years old
Simon Chapman is an Australian academic and antismoking tobacco control activist. He is Professor in Public Health at the University of Sydney....
Jeffrey Wigand

Jeffrey Wigand

male, 67 years old
Jeffrey Wigand and I met at an anti-smoking-awards ceremony in New York on January 18. Wigand was receiving an honorarium of $5,000, and former...
Richard Prince

Richard Prince

male, 60 years old
Richard Prince is an American painter and photographer. His works have often been the subject of debates within the art world. Trained as a figure...
Dave Allen

Dave Allen

male, deceased (2005)
David Tynan O'Mahoney (July 6, 1936 - March 10, 2005), better known as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian, popular in the United Kingdom and...
Ron White

Ron White

male, 52 years old
Ron White (born December 18, 1956) is a Grammy Award-nominated American stand-up comedian from Fritch, Texas. He was a member of the Blue Collar...

Robert Davis

male, 68 years old
Robert Davis (b. 1941) is a retired elementary school teacher and resident of New Orleans who was beaten by four police officers during his October...
Austin Bradford Hill

Austin Bradford Hill

male, deceased (1991)
Austin Bradford Hill (July 8, 1897 - April 18, 1991), English epidemiologist and statistician, pioneered the randomized clinical trial and,...
Alton Ochsner

Alton Ochsner

male, deceased (1981)
Alton Ochsner (May 4, 1896 - September 6, 1981) was a surgeon and medical researcher who worked at Tulane University and other New Orleans...