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DURHAM HERALD , ":'Dttrham, North Carolina Jiane 26, 1962 r I'~ I niS$`ea t~SS ~ ~ alr"i"t e By ROBERT GIDLDP7l1fS'lEriN A! Seienae Writer CHIt;AGO (AP)-Former smok- ers who have the wilt-power to quit are less likely candidates for heart disease than many smokers or, nonsmokers, a medical expert 7eported Monday. Dr. Henry I. Russek, a heart specialist, said he reachedl two conclusions from, a detailedl sur- vey covering 2,07&1 doctors, den- tists and lawyers. 1. That the smoking habit is a barometer of how many persons respond to stsess--the more rug- ged ged the situation facedlthe greater, the amount of tobacco consump-, tion. 2: That persons who can quW the tobacco habit' and' make 1 stick are more capable of adapt- ing to stress than many who never have smoked or others wha continue to smoke. Russek, consultant in cardiovas- cular disease, U.S. Puulic Health Service Hospital, Staten Isla;,d, hI:Y., sai& the survey indicated stre.cs or emotional factors playy a major role in the deveiopment of heart disease and added: "This evidence does not support the view that tobacco is an im- portant agent in the iniation or progression of coronary athero- sclerosis-hardening of the arter- ies :" In the study of the health re- sults of streas, Russek surveyed 11,000 doctors, dentists and law= yers. He diivided' each group into~ stress categories. General prac-, titioners were listed as facing more stressful daily situations than skin specialists. Oral' sur- ,gery was listed as a more stress- ifuf occupation thanithe treatment of diseased gums. Trial lawyers w e r e considered under more stress than, nontrial patent attor- neys. Russek, speaking at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association, said the study I showed that the professional! men in stressful situations suffered three times as much coronary di, sease as their colleagues in more~ relaxing work specialties. Russek next surveyed 2,074~ members of this study group oni their smoking, habits, if any. He, reported: "Tobacco consumption w a s tound to parallel the stressfulness of occupationaL activities in all categories studied. If smoking is assumed to be an important fac- tor a the etiology (cause) of cor- onary heart disease, one should iexpect to find the lowest coronary ueart disease prevalence rate among p ersons who have never smoked, a somPwhat higher rate among those who have stopped, the data. In this series those who had atopped! smoking before their attack or before the time of the survey (if' there was no at'tack)) showed significantly lower coro- nary heart disease prevalence rates than those found among persons who had never smoked.. "It would appear that persons abandoning the habit of smoking are more capable of adapting to stress than habitual smokers or ,even nonsmokers and t}tat in re- ality, stress andlnot tobacco con- sumption is the significant etio- Iogic factor." Russek said the study shows a high fat` diet appears to be a fac+ tor in heart disease and that stress accelerates the disease process. "Stress has little or no effect if the diet is poor (low) in animal fat,"' he said. and in increasingly higher rate with advance in current exposure to the harmful elementa in to- bacco. "This patternn was not found in CHICAGO AMERICAN'. Chicago, Illinois Jmne 2g, 1962 Ban All A, f or Tobacco, ' Do~trorr Asks A New York physician today called on the nation's doctors to work for legislation banidhgg all advertising of tobacco prod- ucts. Dr. E. E. Bockey of the New York tr'o 11 e ge-Metropolitan Niedical' center, made his' ap- peal at the annual meeting of . the American Medical associa- tion in repoeting results of rub- bing the lung tissue of dogs with a condensate of cigaret smoke. of'the 130 dogs treated, tbvoo showed tumora; 25 precancer- ous changes, three localized lung, cancer, and, one cancer' which spread from the lung'tog ad jacent struetures. Industry Challenges Plea. He said this provides another link in the "chain of evidence" against tobacco. Timothy V. Hartnett, chair.' man of the tobacco industry re-h search committee, challbnged Rockey's plea, saying: "Anti-smoking c a m p a i Ig n a seem strangely in conflict with the growing recognition by scientists that many aspects of human experience may be involved in the origins of our major health problems-canaer a.nd heart disease." 'Problem. Not Solved' Hartnett pointed out prob- lems of heart disease and can- • eer have not been solved. He said placiag,the blame for these diseases on smoking tends to ot crsimplify complex health problems. In, a prepared statem.ent; Hartnett explained tliat' viruses an& air pollutants are among, probblems that may lead' to: lung cancer. He emphasized that cigarets should not be: singled out from among, many-' qhspecta.