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e.stions Rai~sed Qn Origin' W ' Prev+pt Cancer Types .;,~. .. X&9HING'1'AN (AP) - New by California research ~ raise questiona about' ttie- trlrs on the origins and I most pretalent types of'bmg catter., the o~ac~p ImtitUte Inc., reported 8t~ ~its monthly publicatioq "ra bacco and Health" the,institu:e saTd! a Los Angeles team's fiui- Ings showed that the type of lung eaccer that bas been rising in frequency is not the type gee- erally associated witb inbalrl anb.9tancea.. anclt6 as clg8r=~'E smoke. The scientists reported that Epidermoid cancers, often said to be :aasooiated with outside inPU- eneea, bad delcined in , frequen*y ' over a 31-year period in the Los Ahgeles area. ONiINCREASE Meanwhile, the proportion of adenocarcinomas, a type bellPVed -b be glandular in origin, had increased, the research team of Dr., Doris L. Herman and 'star- ' garat Crittenden, said. /` Another study by five San Fran- cisco scientists:. 'Tobaccoand Health" reported,' f o u n d that inoEt Ittng cancers originate in the outer areas of~ the'lunge rather than the main bronchi• This was in contrast to many previous reports, the publication said;,in that the concentration of inhaled malerials,shottld be great- est in the main bronchi and smal'- est in the outer, peripheral area: of the luungs. • Tbe research report waa writ• ten by Drs. L IL Garland, IL,L Baier, W. Cbuldaon: H. H. Hea:d and R• 1. Stein. The publication ~ also printed re- sulta'. of a recent study by tae U.S. Public Health Service,shol4e iog that iung cancer death ra.es in the United States vary greatly from city to city: Sharp differences in rates alsi exist between cities' of' compar- able size in the same geograpl`c areas, the study showed. 70 PER CENT HIGHER The lung,canees death rate,forr white males in New Orleans was twice as high as the national average, the Public,Health Serv loe reponted., In Charleston, S.C., it was 7e per cent higher, while New York City, Buffalo, N•Y:, Baltimore, MtlJ, and, Mobile, Ala., we,'e 60 Irr cent higher. ~`~ ~1.-~,-~'-7 Ce~ /,~ For white women, Shreveport. (f (J J I I 1', iJ'],a.r. showed 90 per cent more TTME3-PIQAYIJNE' lang cancer than the natioaal average, and'CharlestonJ S;C., 70 New Orleans, LouiZffana per cent more. July 24, ],I962 • Lima. Ohio, and Green Bay, Wis., were 60 per cent below the Rate Of Cancer national average for white males. ~~. ~tIawest for white femaiea were Hi 1L in Or1 en~~7s Sioux Falls, S:C., and O g d e n, g Utah both 80 per cent' Iio -g es The lung-cancer death rate for white males In Nr.- O>•leans is twlle as hith as the national average. For white womenl Shreyeport' showed 90 per cent more,lunge cancer than the national aver- age; 'Ilfteae, are. part of' statistlCs quoted from the United States public health service by the, Tobacco Instttute Inc., In Its rSMRfffp ' publication: 7bbac- co and Health." The report' . shows that.t lung-cancerratea, differ greatly in cities of com- Cvrable size Ini the same getr ,aphic areas, The publication reported that a team of' I.oa Angeles scJen, tlats have found that'the type of lung, cancer that hae beeni rlaing', in frequency If not the type' generally associated with, inhaled sub.tanees:. than the national' average. IllttatYating the marked differ- ence in lung cancer rat.s among, while males in cities otlcompara- ble size and in the same region were Worcester, Mass., vrita 20 per cent below the national aver- age, and Bridgeport;, Conn:,, 30 per cent above. 1v 03,5--3`79'"7 YV4 EVENING AVALANC'fiE ~JC?UfiNAb Lubbock, Texas Juiy 24, 1962 Toba ~ link With Caneer' ; ;Dispated ~ In Situdy~ Baread! 'By Two Rew.arch Teams WASHINGTON (AP), Ttie To bacco Institute, Inc., quoting pri-, vate stttdies and government fig- ure, has added more fuel to the ffery dispute over whether tobacco causes hmg cartcer. ! In its monthly magazine 'To bacco and Health," issued Mon-' day. the institute reported on the work of two California research . , teams. Oae Increases A Los Angeles team reportedly /otnri' that adenocarcioomas; a itype of cancer believed to be ;R1Yttd©lar in origin, bas increased in frequency while epidermoid ,cancers,,believed to be asseciated with outside influencea; have dr elined in frequency, ' Both types.were.measured over a 3layear period In'the Los Ange- les area by Dn Doris L Herman and Margaret Clittenden. Five, San Francisco acieotists reported lheir ~tudies showed most lung cancers originate in thcE outer amallest amount would be In thee outer aneas of the luug- Sates Vary . ... "Tobacco and Healttil' alsn printed ia recent study,by. the US: Public Health Service attowittg that lung cancer death rates vary greatly'from eity, to city: The govermttent report stiosed; for instance, that deaths of white males in New Orleans, La- aae double the national rate for king cancer fatAlities. The death rate for males ile 70 per cent higher in mactesaa4 S.C., and 60 per cent higher 6t New York 6ty,; Buffalo, N:Yr Baltimore, Md., and Mdtiile- Ala. For women, , deaths ftom lamg cancer run 90 per cent above the national average in Shreveport, La., and 70 per cent maoe ia Charleston., I.uaa, Ghioo and Green Bay, is., were both 60 per cent beloww average for white males arht'k Sioux Falls, &D., and Ogden, Utah„were both 90 percPnt below 'areass of'f lhe. ]ungs:.7he.. putibca,Iuenationat average..for wunen:m lion noted that the greatest por- liott of inhaled materials, .uch as tobacco smoke, would be located i,o..the main bronclti, and the UNION Springfield, Mass. J1t11y 24, 19Ea2', Ptudies Seen Weakening Sm '-ig-Carncer Theory WA9HI1•IG':ONi tdV--New stud- •iea.byCali4±:^ma researcJi~tea~~ raise q:mstiore abou theones on the origins and most prevalent typess of' tungg cancer,, the. To baaoo Itntitute,. Inc., reported Monday. Decliae In :Freqaeeey . ' In, ftss monthly p.bIkatJon. "Tobacco and' Health," the in- stitute stitute .saii!'a I:os Angeles's tee m's. findings stiowed thatthetype of lUingg cancer that has been rising in frequency iss not the.* ty,pegenerallyassociatede with ahaled suulhstancee,, sueh as oig- aret smoke- The . soiereicts reported'.. that epidertnoid, eancer:.. alten said to beassooiated! , withtheout- siile influences, had decLined I in frequency over a.3l+yesrperiod in the Los Angelre.area:Meanwb,le„ the piaportiort of adettoaaroirtcas, a type believed to be'glandidarJn origin,.had in- creased, the research teamo[ Dr: Doris I„ Hetinan andytar- garet Crittenden, said ~. A.-other shudy by £.+e San, ~hancisco sciennats; "Tobaoroand Heatth"'reponted!fourd.thu moat lungcaneecs ongjnate.in'ttte outer areae of the lung, rather thanthe main bronchi. 7% was in conlrast to rttanyy previous.reports, the pub'licaliun said, in . that the ooncenoralMrn of inhaled materials, strould I bc greatest in tne.maon bronttri~and smallest ;n . thh'ee ou,ter,, peeipheml areas of , the ltmgs. The resenrrh report waa wtit- ten by Dr. L H. G9rland, R, L. Baier, W. Qo,uld4on, IIi,It. HeaGl•andiR, LStain. YaryFmmCity In~(7t~The public:ainn al,.) ptentett results of a rcncnlt ciudy by l[r•. U!, S. PuM1cH,illh Sarvwre stwwingg that lunt; mncvr dfsJhnadesinthe United Stamyvatygreatly fromcitytn city,. Sharp difterences In ratesrlin exi.ct, between cities ofi compar-. 'atfle size utthen same.gengtapim'areas, the ~luriv. slxssed. -. . .