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. _ . . V~~~(n.~~. to~obtain attention both at the local and national levels were noted in man "Efforts of the American Cancer Society, other organizations and individuais" news stories, columns and edi'torials. COUF+iI1ER-JO1:TRNAL .'T;oui'sville, Kentucky September 3, 1962 , THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Charlotte, North Carolina e ence in cigarette smoke of' 'carcinogenic (cancer,oausing')' :bubetances, the productaon of. skin cancer in laboratory ani. °mala by smoke condeneaites, the 'prredilertion of paecancemous .lesQons for the lungs of heavy. i smokers. and the numerous epidezniologicaL and statistit ai studies showing a conwtant par- ableaism between the number of aigaretteg habitually s:~,oked' and the chance of developing liturg cancer. "Nevertheless," the doobor added„ "the indiv3duai smoker does not relate the hazard, to himself, either because the -e=tent of the risk is' not 'coai. , prehended or t'he . day of iieck- oning seems too remote.°' August 31, 1962 , Cig arette-Cari.cer r-Fie `Rea"tY: . . . _ , CHICAGO - A New York merous epidemiological a n d doctor said Thursday t b a t stat'isticali studies showing a, 1urther amassing of scientific constant parallelism between, data linking cigarette smok- the number of c' arebtes ha- ing tld 1ung, cancer is not neces- . sary. bitually smok'ed~ and the . ' "Studies already completed chance of developing, 1 u n g. are adequate andl are avail-_- cancer__ *ble for re-evaluation if that fA'"needed," " said Dr. Howard C. Taylor in the September. Journal of the American. Med- • Wi Associatlonl . "Tha evidenee ih far more preciae, In fhct, than that "frhlchi has been accepted by physicians as adequate to take action against the eaus. ;es of' other plagues," h e i6rote. ' "Therc is the known .pres- -ence in cigarette smoke of carcinogenic (cancer-causing)subsbanees. the production of ekin cancer, in laboratory ani- mals by smoke cnndensates, t~e predilection of pre-canePr- ous lesiw7s for the lungs of Eeavy smokers and the nu- !-` "1*levertheless," the doctor' said, "the individuai smoker. does not relate.the hazecd!to: himseif, either berause. - t 6•e extent of the risk i.s not IIoin- prehended or the day of'reck• rniinw seenis too remote '_;i;;. (Dr. Taylor i's the chairroanlof the ACS' Committee on Tobaccoland' Camcer, Chioago. Sept. 2 (UPI )-A New York doctor says further. aimaming od' scientific d•ab ing cigaredte smokiiig to lung oanceo• is not necessary. . "Studies already oompleted uM adequate aadi are available for 3'eev'aluatiion 'if that is needed, said Dr. Howard C. Tayliror•r itt the September Jour- nal of the Apen'ican . Medical Association. "The evidence " Is far ' more precise, in fact, than that which has: been accepted by' phy,si4 cians as adequate to take action .a,gadnst the causes of other. p}agues; "Tay,lor wrote. Evidence Cited , 4 "There is the known pres though neither J.A.M,A. nor news reports noted this.).