Female Celebrity Smoking List - Joosten

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	•	quit - "'I can say 'don't smoke,' but you know, people said that to me for years. It's more a matter of saying you know, make sure that you have adequate medical care, make sure that you are getting chest x-rays.' Actress Kathryn Joosten, quoted by ABC on having lung cancer and the reasons' she survived. 'Desperate Housewives' fans may have recognized the show's 'nosy neighbor' character, actress Kathryn Joosten, interviewed on ABC this weekend. Joosten is a lung cancer survivor and was a smoker for forty-five years.", American Council on Science and Health, Nov. 12, '07
	•	quit - "Thursday on 'The View,' Whoopi Goldberg will get assistance in her mission to give up cigarettes in the form of Mrs. McCluskey, aka 'Desperate Housewives' Kathryn Joosten. 'I'm a lung-cancer survivor--six years cancer-free!--so I'm going to talk to her about quitting smoking,' Joosten tells us of her visit, which coincides with the Great American Smokeout and National Cancer Month. 'Whoopi's got a target date, and we've got tips on how to make it easier to quit.'", TV Guide, Nov. 14, '07
	•	quit - "Today was National Smokeout Day, so to continue to help Whoopi [Goldberg] quit smoking, [The View] welcomed another guest from 'Desperate Housewives.' Actress Kathryn Joosten, better known as Wisteria Lane's nosy Mrs. McClosky, explained how and why she finally kicked the habit after fifty years!", The View, Nov. 15, '07
	•	quit - "Kathryn Joosten, who plays Wisteria Lane's cranky snoop Karen McCluskey on 'Desperate Housewives,' is battling a recurrence of lung cancer. Doctors found a spot on the 69-year-old Joosten's left lung during a recent physical. She was previously diagnosed with the disease in 2001, but went into remission after surgery, without having to have chemotherapy or radiation treatments. Joosten, who is also known for her role as the president's secretary on The West Wing, began smoking at 16, but quit after her first diagnosis.", TV Guide, Sep. 16, '09
	•	quit - "'Desperate Housewives' actress Kathryn Joosten has taken aim at the producers of 'Mad Men' for the heavy use of smoking in the period TV hit. Former smoker Joosten quit after she was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2001, and, after battling the disease for a second time in 2008, she has become a fervent anti-cigarette activist. The actress, who plays Karen McClusky on 'Desperate Housewives', has called for Mad Men bosses to either cut down on the on-screen smoking or stick a disclaimer in the credits of the show, which is set in the New York advertising agency world of the 1960s, warning fans of the hazards of nicotine. She says, 'They should at least have a disclaimer at the front of the show saying smoking is relevant to the time and place...and it's not recommended because it causes cancer.'", Ace Show Biz, Oct. 7, '10

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