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THE NEWS AND COURIER Charyeeton, SouithCa.rolinav . Suly 24, .1962 Lung Can'cer Origin, Theory . Research -Teams ~: Q uestion WASHINGTON (AP) - New associatedwith outside influences,,,previous reports, the publicationi haa declined in frequency over a 31-year period in i the Los Angeles area: . Meanwhile, the proportion of adeuoclrcinomas, a type believed to be glandular in origin, had in- creased, the research team of Dr. Doris L. Herman and Margaret Crittenden, said: Another study by five San Fran- cisco scientists; "Tobacco and Health" reported, found that rnost' lung cancers originate in the out - said, in that the concentration of : studies by California research teams raise questions about', the- ` ories on the origins and most prevalent types of lung, cancer, the Tobacco Institute, Inc., re- ported Monday. In its monthly publication, "To- •bacco and Health," the institute said a Los Angeles team's stud- ies showed that' the type of lung cancer that has been rising in frequency is not~ the type general+ ly associated with inhaled sub- stances, such as cigdrette smoke. The scientists reported that epi+ dermoid cancers, often said to be inhaled materials should be great- er areas of the lung, rather than!I in f.he United' States vary greatly the main, bronchi. from city to city. 'Thi;, was in confrast to many Sharp differences in rates also er~~ct between cffies of comparable l~eport Oa Charlestan Ca I Jed i'Mus l e ading' Dr. Edward F.: Parker, clinical AskPdlif South Carolina had a profes.sor of surgery at' the Medi+ higher rate o'f lL•n cancer than cal College of' South Carolina and g chairman of' the board° of com- any other state~ Dr. Parker said: missioners of Roper"Hespital, said ~~No, D wouldn t say so. I have yesterday that statistics of a re- assoeiates~~ in, quite aa few states, experienc- cent U. S. Public Health Survey and we all seem: to be experienc- concerning the incidence of lung mg the same amount' of lung can- cancer, in Charleston "are mis- eeroases:" - leading °' As to saying what' causes the Thee study had indicated that increase in lung cancer through- Charleston's lung cancer death -out the nation, Dr. Parker was rate was some 70 per cent higher no more enlightened thant,h e ~m~ sand sthan the nationall average. sands of're~archens currenf "There is no denying the fact ~',a't work on the problem. that cancer of the lung is on the Many'kinds~af cancer are prov- increase and has increased many _en tobe due tor viruses; but the fold since the thirties, but to say causes of lung,cancer at this time con- that more Charlestonians die of' are not known,' _ Dr. Parker eon- cancer of the lung than por.sons 'eluded from other cities is inacurate," A surveypublished' by the U: S. in- Dr. Parker said. Puh'ic Health Service in 196(1 in- Ne.added: "It may be true that dicated Charleston as the seeond. more persons die of lung cancer hi~hest' citqin the nat:on innutn- in Charleston or in New Orleans cer ef coronary heart disease than they do in smaller cities of' cases. these states, but you must under- The study was made in 1~hY9•51 stand' that there are large medi- and' reponted 825;8'~ ases,per IIDO; cal centers in these places and ~~ryans Orvy ..avannah,. Ga., many persons have been referred had a higher incidence, Uhe repork said" . to themi from other places. "I would l guess roughly that maybe one in 10 of the persons I :treat for cancer of the lung, comes ,irom Charleston. T1he rest come •from other cities' in the state," he saidi est in the main bronchi and smallest in the outer;, peripheral areas of the lungs. The research report' was writ- ten by Drs. L. H. Garland, R. L. Baier; W. Couldson, H: H. Heald pnd R. L. Stein. ; The publication also printed re- sults of' a recent study by the U.S, Public Health Service show- in;, that lung, cancer death rates size in ,he same geographic area& the study showed. The lung cancer death rate forr white males in New Orleans was twice as hi;h as the nationall aver- . aRe, the Public Health Service re+ ported. In Charleston, S.C., it was 70 per cPnt higher, while New York City; Buffalo, N.Y.: Baltimore, Md., and Mobile, Ala., were 60 per centt higher. For white women, Shreveport,,: La., showed 9o per cent more lung', cancer than the national average,, and Charleston, S.C., 7D per cent more. Lima, Ohio, and Green Bay, Wis., were 60 ~ per cent below the national average for white rnales. Lowest . for white females were .Sioux Falls, S:D., and Ogden, Utah, both 8C1 per cent' lower than the national average. Illustrating the markedl differ- ence in lung, cancer rates among white males in cities of compar- able size and in the same region, were Worcester; Mass., with 20 per cent below the national aver age, and' Bridgeport, Conn., 9o per :cent above.