Kid in TV ad targeting hot dogs says he has cancer but doesn't; ad overstates, critics say

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Kid in TV ad targeting hot dogs says he has cancer but doesn't; ad overstates, critics say
5:11 PM EST August 26, 2008 | CHICAGO | AP

A new TV commercial shows kids eating hot dogs in a school cafeteria and one little boy's haunting lament: "I was dumbfounded when the doctor told me I have late-stage colon cancer."

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