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C C / 1) 0.J5 3 '7~ 1 `7 NEW YORK JOURNAL-AROICAI+T New York, New York June 25, 1962' . Assails Cigaret toCancer The linking, of cigaret amok- fag to cancer by American-Can- cer Society members brought a retort today from Timothy V. Hartnett, chairman of' the Tobacco Industry Research Committee. "7here appear to be continu - ing efforts . . . to avoidlan~im- partial approach to the prob- lem;' saidi Mr: Hartnett! In a prepared statement. "There Is a growing voliune of evidence linking the' effects of viruses to the origin of can- cer, including, ltmg cancer. Airr polution are also getting, in- creased' attention." IitOTES 'CU11F'LICT' B'u t', h e continued, "anti- smoking c a m p a i e n s seem strangely in confiict with the ;ror,vtna recognition by scien- tists that many aspects of hu- man experience may be involv- ed in the origins of our major health probiems - cancer, and heart disease: ' Nevertheless, he said, some people are "Insisting that cig- aret smoking should be singled out from among the many as- pects. "'Such, efforts should' not bee allowed to cbscure the fact that the scientific anrl'n:edieal prob- iems of' cancer and heart dis- ease have not been solved; that these problems are ebmpiex and that a broad range of causal factors is and mnst cor.tinue too be under S'tuft'%.•' ; _-7 NEW YOP:K HERALD TRIBUNE New York, New York June 26, 1962 Qther Side ' "Anti - smoking campaigns O~~,' seem strangely- in confliet with On S n~QIL Zn'~ •the growing recognition by aci= entisUs Wat many aspecc's of Efforts to single' out cigarette human experience mayy be In- smoking as a cause of cancer volved In the origins of' our and heart disease °shouldi not major health problems--cancer be allowed to obscure the fact and heart disea'se."' that scientflc and medicaliprob- He said "a broad range of' lems of' cancer and heart dis- causal factors is and must con- ease have not been solved~" tinue to be under study"' by TYmothy V. Hartnett, chairman .scientists: of the Tobacco Industry Re- "These reports do not neees+ search, Committee, said yest'er- sarily exonerate smoking, butt day, they show, that stlidies or con- Mr. H'artnett, In a comment 'clusions that consider only one on current stories about a pos- factor-such as smoking-tend sible link between cancer, heart ~to oversimplify complex health aid` problems and! misly'ad the pub- okin dis d ease an sm g s .. . . . ~ - • h^ , ~- 3 ~ '14 9 - C-- "Ea YORK WoRLD-TEDEGRAM' & SUN New York, New York June 25, 1962 To6acco Ind uustry Voices Objection In a, rPplS° to cdoetiors' state- mrnts attackine ciiRau•eh smok• ing, Timothy 1" Hartnetir. ehair man of the Tobacco In dustty Research f°ommittee nbjrrted to the sinAiiia;,, out 01 :.mokiiaa as a cause of cancet, and' liearrt disease. He said' other medical testi mony points to v'iruses andl ah pollutsnts as possible causes. ) v c~ 3.5 1> -74i TfiB NEW YORK TIMES New York, New York 0 \ June 26, 1962 TnBACCO SPaKBSMEN DISPUTE LUNG, STUDY .The Tobacco i1idustry Re- search Committee reaffirmed yesterday its complaint thatt cigarette smoking was being, 'singledi outr' as the chief sus- pect In produeing,lung cancer. Its statement was issued In :;response to a number of addi- ;t'ional reports In recent days that have'pointed to such, a link. Timothy V. Hartnett cited evidence that other fAetors might play a role in producing the disease, such as air pollu- tion and!virus infection. "These reports," he said, "do not necessarily exonerate smok- ing, but they show that studies or conclusions that consider only one factor-such as smoking- tend to oversimplify complex health1 problems and mislead1 the• public." Among the' reports that pro- moted these comments was one presentedin Chicago Sunday by Dr. E. Cuyier Hammond, direc- tor of statistical research at:the American Cancer Society. Itt dealt with the effects of amok-' Inm on th.e lungs as shown in :postmortem examinations. His views are set forth ex- tensively in the July Issue of Scientific American., The article is subtitledt "There is no longer any doubt that cigarette smokers have a higher death rate than non- ;mokers: New biological studies help to explain how tobacco .smoke damages the lungs, heart .and other body tissues." NEW YORK HEf,ZADD' TRIBUNE New York, New York June 24', 1962 Snnol:in,-l~ealtl~ Study B.a~.~ked by TobaccaIndustry The chairman of'the Tobacco Industry Research Committee declared yesterday that "we welcome a' scientific approachh to scientific probletsts " He was referring to' the Stir- tseon General's ofte recent an- nouncement that it will spon- sor a "comprehensive review" of data on the possibility of a relationship between smoking and liealth. The committee official. Tim- othy V. Hartnett, at the same time charged that "there' ap- pear to be continuing efforts by others to avotd an impartial approach to the problems by insisting that cigarette smoking should'' be aingled' out from among the many suspects." of' relationships bethween smoktnB' andr caneer e.nd heart disease.