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the ads campaign images of a woman with macular degeneration or others with colorectal cancer.essation experts say the testimonials are gruesome and honest because that's the way to reach smokers. >> can't be too cautious because the smokers absolutely said we want to know what it will be like because that will help motivate us to quit. >> according to the cdc, it is working. other campaigns like this one prompted more than 100,000 smokers to quit for good. we have some good news this morning to report about a little girl waging a big battle. >> you know last week we reported that scans show that leah still is now cancer free. we just learned that the buyiopsy has confirmed that and she is officially in remission. her father is bengals player devin still. he tweeted this picture late last night. he's giving a peace sign there. devin said in his post "when i look at my daughter, all i can do is smile and hug her. it was not easy but every day and every treatment leah fought like hell and kicked cancer's butt." the 4-year-old girl was diagnosed with a rare form of stage 4 cancer

it's the developer of gene therapies including a longer lasting treatment for macular degeneration.av regeneron was better than everybody else and based on early trials looks like the formulation could last even longer. avalanche became public in july of last year at $17. back in january the company did a 2.5 million share secondary. then the stock got hammered at 33. a matter of weeks. since then they rebounded without much news from the company. it could be a promising speculative story long time. i still like regeneron but i can't endorse this stock all the way up here. the stock has recently gone into the companies a analyst day this wednesday. the time to buy avalanche was $10 after it got pancaked by the secondary offering. finally last thursday mark in tennessee called in about northwest bio therapeutics. that's a tiny $500 million bio tech. up 41% year to date. it's a development staged bio tech with a platform where they used activated cells to mobilize a patient's own immune system to attack many differ type of cancer. it actually became public in 2001 and collapsed shortl

she's describing her treatment for macular degeneration. smoking doubles the risk for the condition, a fact she wishes she would have known when she picked up her first cigarette at age 18. >> it was devastating to me when i found out that i could lose my central vision. whoever thought that smoking could do something like this? >> reporter: other ads show men and women with colorectal cancer who must use ostemy bags to collect their waste. the testimonials are gruesome and honest because that's the way to reach smokers. >> we can't be too cautious because the smokers absolutely said we want to know what it will be like if we get this because that will help motivate us to quit. >> reporter: according to the cdc, it is working. other tips campaigns prompted more than 100,000 smokers to quit for good. erika edwards, nbc 10 news. >>> good news this morning about a little girl waging a big battle. last week we reported the scans show leah still is cancer free and we just learned that the biopsies confirm it and she is officially in remission. h

she's describing her treatment for macular degeneration smoking doubles your risk for the illness. >> it was devastating to me when i found out i could lose my central vision. who ever thought that smoking could do something like this? >> other ads show men and women with colorectal cancer who must use bags to collect their waste. they say the testimonials are gruesome and honest. because that's the way to reach smokers. >> we can't be too cautious because the smokers absolutely said we want to know what it will be like if we get to this because that will motivate us to quit. >> according to the cdc, it's working. other campaigns have prompted more than 100,000 smokers to quit for good. erica edwards, nbc news. >>> some of the consequences, i wouldn't have thought of. >> don't smoke. >>> well adapting to the affordable care act, they're talking about the shortage of doctors. >> changes in health care law driving a rise in the popularity of what's known as conseergy medicine in the u.s. what is it exactly and is it right for you? >> dave stays on the go running a company that helps sma

. >> basically have just formally determined smoking is a cause of, one is macular degeneration. >> twocolorectal cancer? campaign known for telling the stories of former smokers who are now suffering from illnesses as a result of their habit. despite being around for awhile now the cdc says this campaign still car ace lot of impact. >> this type of campaign, that has emphasizing the real costs of smoking to real people, telling a real story exactly what they felt would be the strongest way to emphasize to them motivate to them, the importance and urgency of quitting. >> marlene started smoke whg she was 15 years old now has mack lan degeneration. the message she wanted to convey, if she new then what she knows now. >> if i had a crystal ball, i realized the damage that i was going to do to myself, i would never, ever have pick up that first cigarette. >> the possibility of not being able to see again never, ever affected me, because, i mean, nobody told me that those possibility were possible. >> latest tips will launch on march the 30th, and will run for 20 weeks. >> parents rally dem

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