You may have seen the graphic "Tips From Former Smokers" television and web ads, such as the 2012 public service announcement depicting a cancer survivor named Terrie putting on her wig and voice box ...

WASHINGTON (WJZ) -- The woman behind a dramatic and graphic anti-smoking commercial is being honored. Mary Bubala explains you may not know her name but you've likely heard her voice. Her name is ...

CDC launches series of ads to help smokers quit Terrie Hall%27s throat cancer led her to get a device allowing her to speak through a hole in her neck Hall speaks to teens to try to help them learn ...

Terrie Hall, a cancer patient who made a bold appearance in a hard-hitting national anti-smoking ad campaign, has died at the age of 53. In a graphic public service announcement last year, Hall ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. In the earliest ads, Terrie Hall wears a ...

A graphic, deliberately shocking, anti-tobacco campaign starring former smokers -- including a woman who lost her voice box to throat cancer -- helped 100,00 Americans kick the habit permanently, ...

A government campaign designed to scare, shock and disgust smokers out of their deadly habit is back with several new ads. The latest "Tips From Former Smokers" ads from the Centers for Disease ...

After what it calls a successful first campaign, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching a second anti-smoking campaign featuring tips from former smokers. “They’re real-life ...