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IIACKENSACK, NJ. IlfCpllll 11_ 15U,U6U-- rt W YUHK L71 Y Mt IntM'Ul I IALC AI1fA r. 1t.,AJ.A I.)' i1.. j 11~.f V-•-t..tnl.1 y l ~_ ~l ' ~° C) C" -- --- ~ Cnvironmcntal carcinogcns seen overemphasized ;~i~ ~`~t.G ' _. L I -~- Fy t.ols Wtnqcreun ~AAI fYiila IIIIUSSI/1,V -- A tvidcly publtcizcd e5- /ilnnic lltca !h) pur ccut uf all canenrs w'Iglllatc In the cuvlruuluClll 11:15 hctn rnnudelprrlld. amccr sriculi'As Said at :ul Aulcllcarl L'.lurrr Sucicly (ACS) SclcilCC nvlCln' ~rnunar. Ar; a cuu:,cllucnce, Ille C•Npells Le- hcc.:, tile IwLlW lcudi tu utcllcacl tu lcar+ :fLJllt UIL' Ca11UClCllll1l116 eflecls ul all :wd lc:,lcr pulluliutl at tile cK- lWu-,c ul Luiuw~ hliUw1/1/1 L'dll]e CJl1L'L'r, Sttrh :ts cla.uellc swuhlnl Itul~'ct'cr, IIIC mislnielpit:tetluu dw.:,lil tnc,ln llr,d guvclwucul SIluuld IIUNIl Illlll' Illl IIIIIrUltalll'4 UI IL'?Ullg ful' CJIClllni;clli, S::1d I1L. I'IIIIIII IA'e, a ful- wcr II.S. a,;l>I:ud ccclelary uf llcaillh, 1Cduc:diuu, :wd lYdfare WhO/luw le:lc•Ir cs auci.d medlcme al Illu Uuivcrsdy of Cilllfolnu. Iu a sewiuur Swlday aud in sep.lrale III1trYlUlSI, Ile tmd ulhers sllc:::,ed Il/et tc~carcb ndo polcllllal c+uciuugc/u blwwdJ stlll be a pllulily in C.71(~t IL•SFalcll tducll of v.ll.ll lhe expel'ls called "•c:ulccrptlu4ia" cau Le lraced tu 19G9, Lvl,:n I,iulluluolsl Juhn IliggiuSun statal l6al 90 per erln uf all cancer• nre cnvi- r~.uwncul rcLdcd. Iliegulsun cuulparc•d :ucas uf tile Unded Slalcs tvhere cancer rales Iccre Ihe IulvcsL willl :Ircus w'llere they v:clc tile Ilighc.sl :md, llndlug ebuul a ix/ per rruL Jiflclcuce, IUlulued tile rtuCi Il1,iLl IWL'e zuiuclluud to Jo wnll dufclcuce ill cnvirunulcu/i IYe r,Pwll•, dldti /. uflcr a fil;utc lu rc- /1P11 4 1 .'8 plLlce IligCituuli s 9U pcr ccltl. lustc:tJ, they said il had bccll lukeo oul of cuu- text nnd cwt,ll:nizcd llull tile exacl cause of raosl eancus rculaitu a mys- tory. 511caking uf Iliegiluoli s(ulding, 1Var• rtallYLltkleslein Jr., a Universlty uf Cal• ifmnla t•pidmniulugisl, said, "'fWo lcutls lu give peuple lLt (cchn8 th:d if K'e cuuld ju5l cli:an up tile cuvirunntenl, cancer wuuld Cu invay. "We still duli l kuuw lhc causcs of lhe Inuel culnulurn cnurer>, Ill:+; ILuie ol Ille. I,rcipl anJ tile pl'u:ilale glarnd," lie said. Canrur is a cumplex dacase with nlany ddfcwli s(:q;cs aqd Irlany Iw»i- blc cau~ci, agrrcd Naliullal C:mct:r In• spluic Ulreclur Artllur C. Ullluu. Aud cnvuurmlelll, said 1'twnsylvania Sla1e Univclsily nlicroLiulugi+l Prcd Ifapp, cuvcls a mulluude uf pussif/ill- tles: ttut jlc;l ctleluicals a11J other pultu- tanls Lul vii u:.es, living Il:lbils, eveu lou tuul'h aunchlne. Uplwl imd llupp wcrc jlnL llru uf tile r'csearrfwt'S wlui ryucstloned tile 90 Ixr cc•nt (hcory as Lou Oluuelical to (Wve rf:ilt IIIL'illlllll;. It's unpurl.ml fur puLllc samly, tile sc•ienlisls snid, tu pul cuuct:r Irun irS in- tu pel,fleclive. ))c:Il.ite the facl Lhat in- dustry Is pluduciub mme aud nwrc uew cheuticuls, ucw cdncers rcleutcd cdch ycar lulve Let:n druppiug sligldly lhe Jnul ZS ycarS, uc•curdiug lu tile IatcSl ACS alatiaUcs. 'l'llc dcalh +'alc.; frwn cnrtcel's f.lwwn to hc cw,ed 6y sulukmg Il:rve IncrcasrJ slcaJlly, Lul tleallu (ruwu ulhcr c, ua.ls :Irc Irvlhug ull lur lruluea and drupping .unuog uieu. f)r. DonaIJ Iauuedy, Ilend of tile Food an.1 Ihug Adminislra tiau, said (c-uple may Lc tuu rcady lo js~WUe all clletnic:ds causc cancct•. '1'he Kuvirun- Incvdal 1'ruleclion Abeucy eslituutcs inJluley produccs alloul '/U,UW chculi- caLi, yet ouly a mudcsl numbet• are knuwn to e:.use canccr, lie said. S,:veral yems agu, lie said, tile Na- fwrlai Caoccr Inaitute hsled 120 Iligldy uusiuus chclnicids su-~pected (0 c+ulse cunccr. Unly 11 wc•rc cancer•cnu:,ing, tile sludic:: showed, uuJ only anWher 15 rcmamrd uuder susl,iciun. l:veu tile fuud we cat tuls been sus• Ixrled uf cau~ing cauccr. Not jusl arli- flctial flavuriugs, but n;durd (at and fi- lavr Ilave been bl:uned iu carciuugens. Wlule Illere is swne thcurclicnl Lilsis fnr Illc•su sttipiciuus, ttlc c•anc•cr cl,ide- nliutui;isls said (at a nd (dlcr tlavcu't 4:on flrndy liuked wilh canccr. In facl, sulnc clcmculs of our dicl, iu- chldiug smue cllcluicnl ntldilivrs, Inay plulccl agaiml c:utiuugrrn. (lr. '1'Iww- us J. Sl:tga, a luxlcolu6isl :d tile Oak Ifidge Ndliuuaf Lalx,ralory fn Tcuncs- sec, Ilae dnue anuu:d sludies that have pointed up sume uf these promtsing pro- Iccluli. Vduwuls A, C, und I5, naturally ue• cwriug fl+n'unes iu vegetullles, mIJ evcu tile flx>•I presetvolive Lif1A stelu lo ptulect aniln:d> :,gaiusl llle eftect of knulvn calcuwl;elu, 1vhlcL :Jler the Ze- uclie rualc•riid uf runwal cclls. Smnc vi• l;,min A arsdugues, lle 5aid, alsu pt'e- vcnl Ihe aDitlty uf Cttcwicals to traruforut preccutcerous eclls uau uw- tigniult unes. lkcup;ttiun:d c:nlcers, tlal, Iwvc Laen addiug lu puLlic lcars. Yet lltule nonc of !!he sl eakcrs argued lbal protecling ovrkcn kuwu carciuugens al:uuldn'1 be a priurily, Ihcy agreed 111;J carcuu,gcns in tile wolkpiace prubu4ly accouri foL at Inust S pct' ccnl uf cauccr':: loll. t1ptun said lllat wurkcrs pruuJc au ilul,wl:ml "scutinel populauwi" Ih:d shuldd lle w:,lc•llcd fur Ilud t:ILuu' =: _: i Lle t:arcinui;c'lls. Ile lauled tile Lannlug of carciuugclu likc viuyl clJundc (ruut suda aud liryuur Lullllfl as a°hlllilctll Inove." '1'he chclnicnl was sllullu to c•.mse Itvr.-r lumurs in pla:iucs Irurken. Ifut tuauy ulher carcluugeus, hke Li- tly't chluride, pruLaLly cau,cd mme Lanu 20 ur 30 years llgo, ullc cxperl sxid %clleu Cxcupalional I:"rards wct..•li t as IigllUy cuulrullcd as Iluy are luday. '111e wurst e(fect uf cancerplloLia, said liYinl.lcsteiu, is lhat it oflcrt di:aracls ikuple frum what scicnli.~ts du kuuw abuul caucir. A1ust iulpurlwrt, lie said. Uley knuw slnukiug can cutue cancer of lllc luug :rod bluddrr. "1 would setuugly ;ldvise fkuPle 1vJw driuk large aluuunlS of diet suda nat la do so nuy luure " said ICenucdy. Ilutvever, lle adJcd, "Pcople are dis• appuiu(cd. 'fhey're Lcing luW to cllange lhcir Lxllavior, to give up fuo4 addiuvcs and smuking, alld that tile e1K1tU1411Cnt Illey're living iu is nol sa(e. "'l'hey lhuught lHey tvere payiug tJte guvernwuul twt lu have Lu lcll lLcln tllul." I)V >tp/)r1 i