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er:uiseases s~~}t~ ZLortdon, Mall (AP)-A committee from Britaift's F>,'o}aliCollege of Surgeon.s' ~,'retyorted today' after a two-year study that cigaret smoking may be a contnibuting ' ;f d cause oeath from a rtumtaer of, diseases besides lung eancer. o,, The committee,studied thous-7 = r7 r. . "'snds ot case histories and ex-(' between individuals whether ~~ ~~~ ~~ the k ' yare smo ers or not ) .. ~~ YDSii aminedi more than1 200 otherj, The report supported findings New YOIIk, 1 medioal inquiries into smoking. i pf other, medical groups that MaR'ch' 'ji, Some of their conclusions leaked out several weks ago. .But the full 70-page report was not made pubtie untill today. •'Herearesomeof the:findings:e pipes and' cigars are lII dan. gerous than cigarets, probably because the cigaret' smoker ln- hales far, more: The committee suggested that for health's sake governments shotild boost taxes _. 41Cigaret: smoking Is the _~ sh'arp}y on cig.rets and lower ^,fnost likely cause of the recent them on cigars and pipe lobaoco.. . worldwide increase In deneha I 1t al6o had a np for cigxret. '; from.lung,cancer.- t]The, habit probablytn- ioreases the risk of death from ` 5ooronary heart disease, parti, ettlarly i l iddi r n ear yy m e . age. '.?'~~.a',y 9Tt~~.mayt be~twrtl 'respon- ibl fo b l s e r tu ercu osis deaths ; ~ among~ elderly, men. ~ . . Tobscco~ InstitnM"a~~. Beply. ,- . smokers . who . cyn't quit: : throw away a cigaret when it ts half' smoked because the unburned portion filters out much ottheinlurious matter. : . ' . The British 1'obacco Manu: fscturers" Standing Committee pmmptlyLssued a statementt saying.that smoking and alrpoU horshouldi6e, eonside.-tdlto.: qSmoking may be a trontM- ~getner: rndi that mote, research ml;;ntl well establish that cigs,, .'.butoryfactor in ic>ncet• of the ~ `.<moutti~ pharynx. esoiNugUS reL, arr not the reai rulprits. = and bladder. . . , 1- qlt may be a reason for the " Increased mortalityfront pep-Uc: ulcera. / . It' Lsan.% Important predis• posingcause in development ~ of chronic.bronchitis. - ` The report~acknowkdged th'at smuking may have psychologf- ra9.and.social benefits. tin New York the 7bbacco Tni stitule, and organization sup- ported by American tobaceo manufacturers; said the "report from England is admittedly a review of old data without any new research i ffndingrt." (George V, Allen, president of the lnstitute„said he questioned whether the report would have any' bearing on: the situation: in the C. S. "since the same data have been under study here for a long time." • Qgaretk CaOed Nbrit • __umora. auo. Ignone a large amount of important re• search into manp, other factors t that are bcing studied:" Allen said. "These include vintses; en- vffonment, diet, previous ill- nesscs and the basic differences Anti-Cigar0-C~rive d.,unr.e,t.ee..aa.a. :take.' aa hand in, the drive LONT)ON. March 7 A nine•~agamst rigaret smoking and man committeee off the Royal explainthe virtues of such CollegeI of Physicianss aRkrdlother formss of smoking as the government today.to:throK•~pipes.andcrars.. •• - Hnanctal'and moral support British toba.:co manufaetue, behind adrive to curb cigaret,ers replied w~ith skept,~..srt to(' m, ki t n ' g. -- ttl e~ t.t~ ~.th -, ti re or A report titled "Smoking and Health" suggested that anti-smoking clinics.be.set.up thron~h'out England, rigaret advertising be controlled and cigaret taxes be increaaedi : The report said cigaret r:mok: '.cg, was themost likelycause of'the increase in lung eancec death's: ' Parallel With Atconollstn. The 7oipage report, _ whicnn took.k two yrarss to compile.l, said the ~,matter was urgenrand i that the parallel between alco- holism andd cigaret addiction. - was close. "It appears that smoking is generaltymuch more habit forming, than dHnking,•'the report said. p .. mong, etr argu- ments: "There is a growing tody o: Iewidenre that.smnke has.phar Imacologirai and psychclogi'cai eftects that are of'tral wiue '''o: smokers." _ ni}• a m nority af evc ; hea-,y smI contractl lung ¢ance:- or chtni;tr brminhilis" and "therewell'~may tie" othar factorsinrah-ed. -IUn..1'ewYork; the.. Tobaccn Institute, an organizationup• ported byAmerican. tobaceo manufacturers.u said the ':e- pprt . from England isadmit. . tedh aa review of old di+a . withouuanynew.researrh find tngs."the A-ictated PreRss repaied.l. - ICt asked British dontors te, The t'h.+ieims" Reprmt. - - ~ * epystcan Thhidl report.NateSmoking is linked with kilit`r diseases sur•h as ,-anmrr and brnnrhitis and "disea Isai.o- nia ted' with . smoking now,a nd . cause snmanvdeaths that. theyplwsemonoof thee mnst challengingopportuniti.ctol ple,I medicine Wday.•:' There may be other cau.ses of lung cancer than smoking;. -but "noneofi thcse exptana. tlons fits all th'e. Gcts aswel1J . ." Smoken tend to be more restl.a.: less dependable arnt motr neurotic than nom . Vnokers,