Bliley PM
[Memorandum Regarding Cancer Causation]
Abstract
Discusses content of newly released American Public Health Association paper that attributes cancer to "occupational and environmental, rather than lifestyle factors." States that the authors credit "occupational exposure to cancer-causing substances" rather than smoking as the main cause of lung cancer. Indicates the authors further charge that the "'lifestyle theory' of cancer causation" is being used to obviate chemical industry regulations. Cites authors' position that the present epidemic increase in cancer "cannot be explained by smoking." References attached copy of paper (not included).
Fields
- Author
- Panzer, F.
- Type
- Memorandum
- Recipient
- Kloepfer, W.
- Kornegay, H.
- Mills, J.
- Pepples, Ernest, J.D. (BW General Counsel and Sr. VP)
- Rupp, John P. (TI Communication Committee, Covington & Burling lawyer)
TI Communication Committee- Shinn, William W. (TI Communications; Shook, Hardy, CTR Attorney)
TI Communications Committee and was also a lawyer for CTR. William W. Shinn worked for Shook, Hardy & Bacon.- Stevens, Arthur Joseph (LOR Sr. VP '89-95 and TI Communications)
Served on Lorillard Board of Directors 1985-92, was Senior Vice President from 1989 to 1995, served as General Counsel for Lorillard '93-95. Served on Tobacco Institute Communications Committee.- Holtzman, Alexander (PM Asst General Counsel. 1975-85.)
- Kastenbaum, Marvin A., Ph.D. (TI Statistics Director)
Kastenbaum has knowledge of the Tobacco Institute's and the tobacco industry's participation in the public disinformation regarding the health hazards of tobacco use, the manipulation of nicotine in tobacco products and the marketing of tobacco products to children.- Kelly, J.
- Kerrigan, M.
- Kornegay, H.
- Copied
- Bowling, James Chandler (PM; TI, Corporate Affairs Director & VP; Board of Dir.)Vice President and Director of Sales at Philip Morris from 1967 to 1976. He was Senior Vice President of PM from 1977 to 1984 and on the Board of Directors from 1971 to 1984. Also worked for the Tobacco Institute. Attempted to improve the image of smoking in the face of negative health news.
- Crohn, M.
- Mcnally, C.
- Schafer, G.
- Crohn, M.
- Named Organization
- American Public Health Association
- University of Illinois School of Public Health
- Keyword
- Cancer
- Lung carcinoma
- Subject
- Diseases
- epidemiology
- Health Effects
- tobacco use
- epidemiology
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To: Horace Kornegay
Jack Mills
.: i,, : :~:.:i Marvin Kas tenbaum
MEMORANDUM
Bill Shinn
John Rupp
Ernie Pepples
':: :::William Kloepfer Arthur Stevens
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From, Fred Panzer
Date: October 21, 1980
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-. . A supris~ng and .helpful answer to the question of "what
causes cancer?" ~as made today in a paper released at the ~eri-
dan ~ublic Health Association in Detroit. Occupational and
enviro~ental, rather than liŁestyle factors are responsible.
The authors, three sdient~$~ of the University of Illinoi~
School of Public Health, said that, overemphasis on smoking is
diverting attention from the major cause of lung cancer--occu-
pational exposure to cancer-causing substances. They charged "
that the "lifestyle theory'.' of cancer causation which bl~es the
victim for contracting his disease, is being used as "the major
professedbasis of chemical industry objections" to regulation
of cancer-causing products and industrial processes.
Previous studies incriminating smoking had not recognized
occupational exposure, they said, adding that present increases
in cancer of "epidemic proportions" cannot be explained by smok-
ing. Air pollution, they charged, is also a major cause of
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cancer.
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A copy of their paper is attached. Because of its importance
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I ~ circulating it to others at the Institute and in the industry.
cc: Jim Bowling/
Max Crohn
George Schafer
Carole McNally
