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r« C, Prof. Hiram T. Lan ston is full -- - -- " solnetulug thcy uke. But 9 Y By KhN LOCKWOOD_ thev wul hale to pay a aware of the statistical associations be--- - - ccrtuln price 1n coughlug and so on. - -tween smoking and lung cancer. . Indivlduals due to •_er- be a r.elattvely s(mple ~~+.ginoke Is not whnt the '-' t In en t hl h ma loce' a z U es bs c '9'hey are ralhar can- vhnclna, to -besure;' he wid In Ittelbourne-today. ~~Howcver, when you look at lhe way the 'dlsease behuves, I ean't go front a statistical aeso- clallon to causeand ef- fcct•" - Y Y D N • Lord Intended ua to In- dny hc knew af no study predispose to lhe-devcl- Thcre would be a drai hnlc." ---whlch slwrced sntokiug opmcut of the dtaeusc- maticdowu-tucn Ln tlte Proff. Longston doca did not -cause lunll cau- "T1t1s Is not to eoy lncldenre of lulig cancer not Inhaleit. eer. / amoktng ha4 no effect on ebout 1980. ENcept for lic dld onc•e. but dev- you. -oldct`age t;toups, lhc t'ete eloped e polyp on hls "There Is no tvuy I - hud alrcutly dropped. could make that etato-"!t ia an Irrllaul, It . Iarpuz. mcnt because that wotdd causes tnucus, couUhbig But lhls was not be- lle had It removed and hnply Iknew th^ cause- aud so ou." • cause people were amok- qultsawklpg 21 years wh,ch obviously I dctYt,'t ProL Lnneslon sald inu less. ago. - h l "I h Id th Orgun-. . ea tv c- ave no Profesror of surgery.at lie sald.. thc World Hca •Isnliou, malor bovern- CHOICE thcr the smoking caused h l t e uuhers Ly of Illinofa College of Medlclne, lie Is ENZYMES ' meuts andlnedlcul crol- The prcdictton lhat the the polyp- ne - Fnid•a hrnt disbcllevcr In ttte legcs were wrong- about rate ol-Iuna r.mcn' would "NOn-sinokers get thcnt: He buld lie had :.hnllur yitalkhig nnn nmg afn- drop about-f9BGu•us mude ^But according to the geneially acceptcd thcory douliG Ihut smoking cet' "to Lhe o.tent Ihnt before people cutdpwn statlstles I shotdd have that clgaixtto smoGtng caused Itcurt dLeaae, niy views differ from their stneking. I no tiorc risk of uevefop- catucsluugcancers empTysema la luuguls- thclrs". -Prof. l.engston sald ing ltmgcancet• now He puid hty own tares cascl eases and other .. dis- "I hnye atlmtllcd for caticcr of thc stomach than If Ihad cancer never to Australla: smne thne I huvc been tad also dropped. "But uiuaked." - But while Ite Is hu•e. "buphysema le anoth- awlolmin 6• upsUxam, smoking should not be Prnf. Langston will twt er dl,ense asaaaated ''bttt I don't -lhluk it promo_tcd: ` lie sald. - ta hls hotel uflls ar0 behitt with amuklu ^ he eald, Is Ihul'my oNponeuts are be aurprlsed if ite ge f t _ lui~ cnncer - - pnld b Phlh tl 3f "Lt 1 • g' g y p r o s a ma c n- orrls t~~or wroug._.'..t 7ht LAuslrahaf Lld., the ."BUt tce are bcg4lning .At -thenloment the dlvldunl cholcc. Tbere are But lie elll blmne It '~. _ •country'ablggest elgrr- to uuderstaiTd Ihat tnLt cause sccro o1n- Indivlduals a•ho get solaco on hls age - hc'yGg t b s o e c . ette uianufacturer. diseasc Is related lo ar- plcx,- but ouce !t Is re- from smoking.- and not on hla pcrlod of pro[. gllnnt [.anCston... , Prot. Langston ssld to- tafn basic dlfferences In solvcd-It will turn out to "It provides them with smokina. flrtn disbetiev`er. 4z9zCz4Eo AUSTRALIA VICTORIA "HERALD" July 25, 1978 L 1 ,