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~iPEw Yoxx TIM p Fev York,,Pex york ch, 8, .1962 R ~,i (1M~tj~N~1 •s"Sist o alh` he satiij "be- Lbelfa~ Is Asked 1/y1 U\ UiKI lllr ca'~ we never like acoepttng ~NDOY Itarch 7(Reuters) ` unpdeasant facW. because ve The. Royal Collegee of Pltysi- '„rED11~ 8,,,~TI ,~„ S~ondly,e ryDi~ olans' ne nttoda su es /n( /Kj! /L/ N I Rnanclal intarstsue /nvolVed. , P° Y gB ted'l~l ll1 l~1 (~. Th' e;smount of:money spenton,printing, the tasr and~ nleol3n:'~. ~ the advertlaing ot~ dgarettea oontents af each cigarette bia_~ili~ . otmoasly in the °n y- .,y^.7s~.q~ ~ l~~ereas~rc•,~e.. raport, sent too the Jica Im: W~'of' But thitdly. and most. Hosith, also said, ttu:, " =RDyal College of'Physicians ~~ ma,ty people .rbq ;i~G°in n~'v ~'oi ba`„tsVeak_ ;{Link's Cancer of Lun to s°O~ dgaretta want tb 6P ~ ~tia to he1 those who g~Oth' ,. on~enokhtg.~etswoufdllke~~d'~ diffloulty.. 1h givtng up': .,. Heav~jr Clgarette U8e : to give It up if cnlYfor finsnclkf, amnltlhg.' 1Kas M btlt aasume thep eart ;. Tbe, medleal committee qv+.r: dntted '.e tt~e leport was net'up ~ suggeatedlthat ~p,ko- CURB ON ADS IS SOUGHT Blr'R obertPu fsutng'Robert sn' cheae' ategor!e~t y' the opte e 1~l w ra, Ib59; conafder the evidence "and don'f to lnve Ugatk srcoking,and'at- ,~.m°sphclc rnlltLLon la rclatlo aeytoy~etmdthatltaanY'thene:..q; or It Smt t~ g' 03 i.e. er• it lsa t true, ar.d ot3er Iht ReportAisoAsserteTobacco pro.ed-~. r,.: ,,:. Ie a«aarea rbas -am°king L; Is A Cnt in H'Eart OiBease '' ~oa ~• praented •~ eause of lung cancer„ though g / 1La evldefte! whlbh ranged'2here ane other oatues ruao r.s . BPDnchitts and TB .ltrom' teohnical dtarta' and~ P°llutlon and' substanan' graPka to blttorlcal'and literary et ia a' f w occupstions.^' "l~eferences' ta smoking, con-. None of these is of suetih tatned i taofs that the commlttee Heneral i!mportanoe as smak: -"~~ ~~ z'~ Itaid bad appeared to eonflict Inft," it aasertdl ~th the'bellef thatc+ • LONDON, March 7-"Ciga-• q~ag cancer oxurs Inonly ' Caeoer Society Plaasedi ' latbe snto 1s,a cause of lung{ eaneer sod~tobabo a'minoelty of smoken.. , q'he, American Caneer' 8oet: -to.tbe.develt~ment f other df- contr/bute' ~~1~ ~~ rates ¢Om1 . thee df- ety, sponsored avo1uml•- aeasea the Roya1 (;ollege af are lower in some coun nous epidemiologfeal studyof ,Pbyaitians reported here taday: ttdes thaa, would be expected -oking and health, iuued a p ;. p; statement yeaterdaywelaominga Thrtt hlth~ ' f~ir.. dgarette oonaum e rcpo~ said thaea. : bazards aS+oeiated with d-: qNO anlmal has yet been the British report ' Slnne completing ita study' ~0.rette sedokingwet'e.w , great given . lung , cancer by ~Pwy~ the,smoking ~' of ~^~•'thatpreventfve steps ah'ouldbe habi[s of to cigarette smoke. - $00,000 men• the aoctety buneuly. . :promptly taketu '~e committee reported that said repeatedly ttut alt vld~nce =, 17te college, a 444-year-old,u tbe smoking of cfearettr~ annonstrates ~eyond t fYe7son- ergantsatlon oL' the elite ~ rate ~ ~ of were ~. to ~. ceaae ~ the death .. yble doubt ~. that dgarette ~smok- ~. ~~ Britfsh medfeine,, called ~ on the;~ , lung ~~ cancer ~ would ~~ fa11 to ~. ~g. ~ the major cauee of ~ lung ~ Governmmt to curb the rLtittg a fifth or a,tpnth of lts peasent' cancer in the United Stat consumption of . tobacco,eapeci, . ea," . ~e statement safd ~ orecomntended edueating the a The committee add that the The public to the hazards of amok chance, of {f97ng Ia the follow- soeicty s' poucy,- the, : sestriotlhg tobacco ~ adverttsing;!nfT ten yeats for a man aged statement noted, iS to ptesent restrictions on ~'25who. was a: heavyy cigarette the facts to the public and allow . the sale ~~~,~ ~~ smoker was 1 Ih 28, compared thetndividual to decide whether - ,. .. _ - and fncreasingdgarette tsass..~cith only l.ln 90 for a.a non, to i smoke. . The report, whlch, went" °n:smoker. ,- Tbe definitive report of the aale: in subways, tralls etations Ity,ks Are Outlined . aoclety's study of 80©,00o men d Mokshope; waspresented an- The total risk of dying , of was P~'esented at the annual i ;--- by~~ 91r' Robert~ Plntt, fIle~ 8f, ~~ ~crr for~ a~w smoker of 'meeting of ~the~~Ameriean Medl- ~ld president of Yhe ooilege.awentyrtlce or~ more~ cigarettes cal Assoctatlon here in June.. ' e snfii~~hehad~senoked tvaenty;a~ da fa l~~ In1 l~k~ tietween the~ 1957i Shortly~ thereafterr the~ ~~,. ~~ dgarettess a dayunt11, d8ptya es ot 33 and 74 and 1 In9 Unfted 8tatesPublic Health .,., years ago. ~'when he gave ~ it ~ uptwoen the ageas of 3S'3 aod'~ 84. Service took ~~. the ~ official i post- ~ . atter' first Mtudylltg smoking Nrh report saitl Non that preponderent evidence . .and,lungc®+cer..d pfpe,and eigarsmokers were'linked excessivrsmoking..vith .~,..ptber Dfaea.ea:Implicsted l .found to stand "far less risk" lung: cancer. CSgarette emokingtf acause'thani cigarette smokers. prob• Thee eontroversyhas contin- .pt bronchitis na,welli aa lung.abdy because oflessinhalation,ued, however. Tt![anyscier~tists NereporG said. have supported thee cancer ,~~ ,~ rcmK syyd. • a:aadprobablyeontrfbutes to the The committees comment on ety's point: of vdew while others .. ~ divelopment.of coronary heart;filtertlpcigarettes'P was non-have eonsideredd thee evidence ~. committal. It saitl I that the . fl1-Inconeluslve. arU eespon~ ters netalnedvarying partJClec6aorge VPreafdent of o De' •IY maYal.,Al1en:.. a >tlple theceport,sa(d,for'tu, :of smoke, certainly more than?he Tobacco Institute, said yes: aereulosismorbidity, and mor- nonfflters. Ttie most efftcfenttc'T~ythat "this report from -)jtltty, in elderly men and,it~also filter would retalnallthe Englandiiss admittedly a.review bas an adversee effect on the smoke„ the report sa/dJ noting;of old' data without any' new• no'reacarch~fi'"' yeati ~.af~uloen: that.one w+ouldiamoke, .such~ndings.: 'IaminlormedJ•• The tobacco lndustry'iespond- a clgarettk. he sald: ed'~qulcklyto the,.t~eport, It u- The Itoyal,Cbliegr ofPhysi+talns• a number of tnntbadle- ~kd tbat, the report relied on cians was f0unded in 1518 un- ~ idtta and contained Iong•dL;,. der a grant by Henry , VIII toL1Ons and Inconsistencies. For . pntedidlscrepaneies.'~ -. maintain~the.standards of'.13rit.eaampie; thee authors say'ttist `yVhy Is'there sucb reluctitnce„ /sh medical praetice, tobacco Js something that tinost be • believe the facts?" Sir, it, hass often pronounced on~okersenjoy without injury beK asked, in ttngthe questions of' publiec health. It'to ~health" And yet', they suggea..t ~ ~.g has 4,9tM members„ selecteda ~neraf.eampaign to,diseour- ~~e ~ Nroughcompetlt/vic examinaageeveryone~, from neoking: - tionr and 900 ~ fellbws, ehoeen~~ is like proRibiting. a, par_ MleticularLoodfor everybody be _ ''toughectlonj . ~.,- . _ _ .lausra'few'peoplb ara allerglc ,, to: IL"' ., Q