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Clevelzmd, Ob.'Lo los Anseles~ California `Tune ~0, 1~ ,Tune ~0, 196~ Cigarette-Cancer Lung urgeon link Held Dubious WASHINGTON • -- A St. Louis stay, can who spe~la]L~s in trontin¢ lung cancer teaU. fled yesterday: "1 do not be. lleve that lung cancer is caused by clprette smoldng, and I do not believe smoking is reapanrdble for any shorten. in| of life." The enraeen, Dr. T~omas H, t;urford, said that "8o long as the cause of cencezis unknown It would seem only reasonable that to raise an alarm about eiaarette smoking is unwsr. ranted," "We are preduclng a disene 5'ores than callcer," said in tesihnony before the House Commerce Commit. tee, "-- can~er phobia." 8iderisg 10 bills proposis8 various ways for the federal 8overnmont to curtail 8rette smoking. Some Idlb were int~edu~ed after specinl advisory last January sayin~ cigarette ~oking may cause death from cancer and ~er The Federal Trade alan, besin~ its decision ca the repent, issue~ e rule last week requirin~ cigarette labels and advert~tn~ next year to warn eusinmers that smokin~ is a But testimony by Burford and two other wtthesses, a 8tatistieinn end a h e 8 r t specialist, disputed the health THE STATISTICIAN, Alan S, Donnnhea, said the report tidteal methods and '~vhat we are dealJn8 with is not much scientific method as it Is 8dentifie 8ueaswork." The heart specialist, Dr. Her~y !. Ransok, formerly of the U.S. Public Health N.Y., enid research 8laws that emotional stress from a persen's occupation is related to ~or~ary heart disease. Doubts Cancer, Smoking Link WASHINGTON M~A St ~ouis sure,on who specie. IJzes in treating lung cancer tesufled Monday 0~, do not believe that ]un~ cancer is caused by cigare~,e smoklna, and I do'not believe 8making is responsible for any 8hortenin~ of life." The surgm~. Dr. Thomas H. Buvford, said that "so long as the cause of cancer h unknown it would seem only reasonable that to raise an ahrm ' about cigarette 8~okin8 Ja ullwarrar~ted2 "'~,'o a r e producing dJP~P.aSe worse th~n eaq~er," Bur~ord said in testimony before the House Commeme Committee," -- cancer ph+ bis." T h • eommlttea Is e o n. sldering 10 bills prop(mlr~ various ways lot the federal government to curtail ~i. garelte nmoklng. Some bills were introduced after special advisory last ,Jan. uary saying clgarett| smoking may cause death from eancer and other diseases. But testimony by Burford and two other witnesses. statistician and a hea~t clallst, disputed the ~.$. Health Service HTDO033030 The etatieLlcinn, Alan Dennahoe. eaid the report was based on statistical methedsh,aphazard The heart specialist, Dr. Henry 1. Russek, fonnerlyof the U.S. Public Health Set,- vice Hospital at Staten land, N.Y.. said reaeaxch shows thaz emotional stress from e person's occupation is :related to corona~ heart; disease. "Statistical findinas link. in~ the tobacco habit to coronm'~ heart disease ford no proof of ~ causal relationship," Russek said, "since excessive smokinG, like over-eatln~ and failure to obtain adequate exercise, is often eq undeniable ms- nifestation of i~,eholo~leal