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, Testimony before the House Appropriations Colnmittee was reported in the New York Times and in a limited number of other newspapers. i Ob30q q 39 g C NEW YORK TINIES ' New York, New York March 25, 1962 House Panel '1 old of Evidence Linking Smoking Lung Cancer to n:r.... WASHINGTON, March24'- smoking was a causeot lung while that of the Anterican Can- also bcttive.en eigaiettee smoking A' Congressionalsubeommittee r'"ncer and probablvcontributed cor Society iecore.entrated.par- and coronary heart~dl5easet u.rs.toltl in closed'liearirgs last'~ to the development of other.dis- ticularly onthe.lay publlc.""'A 83 per cent exeess mortal- wonth thati there aas continu-cases• Thee tobacco fndustry' has hasttieencfoun~oebet disease ~ng evidence of~ a linkbetwcen~ Testifying before theHouse. ~~'~ntalned for years that the. ~on Individualss who haveA ro riati.ons subcommittee. 'ink between smoklhg,and lung been cYgarette smokers in eon- cigarettesmoking and'v~arious.. p7~P cancerhas not been proved. dLseases. ,last month, Dr. Krnneth MI. Statistical studleS involving, trast too those who did not. The testimony.,not yeti nadcJEndicott said several campaigns smokerss were discussed by sev- smoke cigarettesor.only smokepublic..camefromphysicians at!dealingg with cigarette smokingerali witnessesduringsubmom- themoccasionally." the Nationali Institutes of alread,v were under way inthe: mittee hearings. Another report on the eftectsHealth. the research arm of the Lnited States. Dr. .Tames.A. Shannon, direc, Public Health Service. Dr., Endicott; director of thetor of, the National.Institutes of, of smoking was presented to theThe National. Institutes of National CanccrInstitute oP Iiealth, submitted a statement ~mmlttee by.Dn Rictiard~'das- laa.d, director of the Na[fional Health iss not carry,ngon anyY~.he National Institutes ot that said:.d large„elinical study devoted es- l~e;.lt'v said: . Instltute ofNeurnlo cal'Dfs- clusively. to the association.be rr l'tr!i, Health Service °Populatlon studies at Fratn- easesand Blindness. That.insti- tween smokingg and disease.i •.° l i; t lheevidertce re- Ingham~[Conn.1andotner loea• tute Sscondueting a study of However, several'~ staus:ica as -r tlonss have linked cigarette some23,000pregnant women to studiesare underwsyr major cansc of lung cancer Is smoking with an increased mot• determdne causes of birth de- to Sta such tements diseases as linking lung smoki cancer ng sufficiently strong Co justify an talltyIn coronary arterydi- fects. . , and coronary he^rt u~oubde.vere?ntensive.educationaCcatnpalgne sease:" Women who, smoke have an 11.8 per cent incidencee ofre- ma IiaFebruary at clr,>-.1 Experience with educational Dr~. Shannon, sald~that follow- matuiit Dr~. Masland testl- -_~.1f~ a smrn~ :. ~~ campaigns.inthis field leadsuss up studles also were tieing.madc fied.. "Amon women who do~ r v41s Com, to believee that a key factor i9 290ob the,000 smoking Government habits life of Insur- somu not smoke, theincldence is 7.7 11 - ' . the attitude ofphysiciansandf ance policyholders. He reported: Ikr cen[1 •~cveral weeks before other health.workers. "This study, which began in "We tiave to emphasize: that , treof! Rritain's Royai •'Therefore• our educati<,cal 10ir3„is.continuingandsuppnrt~ 'vc cannotsaydti isthesmoking. that ( I rgr„f : ny;[ci3ns issue<t 1'rampaign isdireeted primardy, origlnalflndings ot..astrons;• as° ~ho woman who smokes8smore • ociatinn, . between eigarett• ;•,rN.F;•st thesee professlonal' gronps; „mnkin;f and lung cancr :,~nrt llkclvto have.ababye wefghing- nnder ft4e pounds." , GAZETTE APID DAILY. York, Pennsylvania March 29, 1962 ~ tnat'a l. tn¢ Amei,Can (;ancerSo- I Studies Continue To Show Cigaret Link on theslay public.ted particularly St " at t ryA _ ts tcnl t u d 1 e s tnvolvur,, + With Various Ills Secret Hearings Told °ri s~ arr1rai~g55 y~~;;;t~~ pQ / hearings., ~ Dr: Jaraas A Sh T'Vashington - A Congressional s.fiec;r-rti[tee was to:d inciosed hearinsss last month that there wascontihuing evidence of a link between cigarct smoking and various diseases. The testimony, not yet made public, came fromphy'stcians at the National' Institntes of Health, the research arm of the. Public ealth Service, the New York tes reports. : h'e N a t i o n ~a l Institutes of Health~ is not carrying on anylarge;, clinical studydevotedi ex- clusively to theasaociation be- tween smoking and disease. How- ever„ severalstatistical studies aree underr way. Statements linking smoking to such diseases as lung cancer, and co:onarvheart trouble were made in : ebrua.ry• at.closed hearingsof - a suboommittee of the House Ap- propriations committee. This was several weeks before a committee of Britain's Royal Col- lege of Physicians.issaed:a report, contending that cigaret smoking was a cause of lung cancer and probablyy contributed too thee de- velopment of other diseases. It recommended that the govern- ment educate.the British,public to the hazards of smoking. Testifying before the House A'p- propriationss subcorrtmitteelast montFi„ Dr.. Kenne.th~. \i.. En<ticott said several campaigns dealingg with cigarett smoking already ennon. direet.r:• were under way ^e . In the Jniied States.• t:ealth. submiKed ja` =1aic.mcni ~ Doctors' nttltude. DCw Factu. that ,c..id• . I Dr. Endicott;r ditector oL the.. Papulation studies at Fram[n,National Cancer Instituteof the~hamlConn.)~ and othcrIocatinm- National InstitutesofHcalthi said:, locatio~- hcigaretsmuking tviih"The Public Health, Service be- an increased mortality in coror,arp• lievesthat the evidence regarding artery disease." I cigarott smoking as a major cause of lung cancer is sufficiently " Dr.shaanon sa:d that follow..ip strong to justify an intensive edu~ studies also wero 6eingmade ull the cational c a m p a i g n, Experiencesmoking hon.ts of some 29o•-I o campaigns in p~1QOVernmenrltfeinsuraneepal- thisthfieltleducatilead.s unals to believe that tcyfio4ders.. He reportedr: wi ~, a keyy factor is the attitude of Thlsstudx which began fn physicians and other health work- .195a, isoontuiuing and'~ supports original [ihdingsaf aa strong as- ! ers. sociation between cigaretsmokim- ( "Therefore,, our educational and lung cancer nnd' also betw'eerh campaign,isdirected' primarily at,cigaret smokingand coronar ~ these professional groups, while ttearG disease.