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d~a WASHINGT'oN (UPI1 - The Ta °~.bacco Institute raid Thtssday a ~"Lnewreview by adendsts gave.sixe r ' reasons wby'°tbemgarette theoryy bas been ovesstressed as a cause of hmg cancer. _ ~~ p G H .~ by DtaWMlamueper of the Natkatal Health Imtitnte: The survey says the atmosphere of ever+y, community contains a oon- t'; s(derable range of cancer eaus- fog',substances. The reasons given for'the vteww ffiat the cigarette theory has been ~ J overatreascd are: 1be i1tcrease ~ In lungg cancerr ftequency, started l ln Europe be i fore cigarette smotiing became '.' widespread there. C -Marked irregularities I n lung ~ death rates;in different countties , . . and regions and .exgroups. -+A' cmaistent discrepancy be- s ~tween high urban lung cancer ~,I mtes and low roral i tates in sev- r z- eFal camtties. ~.: ] ' -IAeSnite differences' In lang ,reaneer'ratea between nafive, and •immigrant whites ohacsed' in : New Zealand, South Africa and Oldo . despite . prnsumatily, aimilar ° -'imfoldng habits: -Absence of s, positive statisti- <--ea1'relat9on of cigarette smoidn; i!!o cancers of'the bands'and lips. -The view that a higher lung ''eancer rate in F3'fgland than, in . 'theU:S. is caused by'an E,'Stgiish .. habit , of . smoking . cigarettes . down •- .tb a short buttit based onunsuit- , ahte statisticat data.. C -. '. xi..,.. . ;;Distribution of the October issue of Tobaeco'arld Health resulted in vidrapread pubiieity for several importanG scient Ic's u er. e TobaecolInatitute's vere also v>ldely reported. i111DRLD TPZEGi2AM & SUlPi pev York, New jork October 26, 196Q Scientistsleport ;:;'aev statements AMETtIQAN l Auatifr, Texas i,Oetober 19y 196e (~~ar~ttes. ~. Cancer Causes in Ai'~~r • - aawt to wc.rar.tenn. -r s.. WA'SHINGT'fDFI, Oct. 26. - The atmosphere of every com- munity contains a range of cancer.oausing substances, de.' pending on local condltions, a aix-man aclentifio team has eroncluded 'The report was summarized In a Tobacco Institute putilica- fion, 'fnBM and Health, from erepont in Archives of Pathol- ogy, a Journaliot the American bfedical i Assn. One of'the'authors of the article,ln the AMA journal wa:c Dr. Wilhelm C., Hueper, head ol the enviranmen tal sect ion of the National Cancer Institute; who on Ott. 11 shared a,S10; 1100 United Niltions award for 'eancer research. The Tobacco Institute quote.% the'scientists as saying: 'The far-reaching eontem tions madeine fatior ofthedgaret theory of 1q' ng cancer xausation read rat{t,er trop vincingly as long a,c nne vittt$ ~~D3s3 ~ 78'72 does not know or, conveniently neglects to consider critically the indeed large and reliable ,amoun6 of evidence that is inn disagreement' with such cow cepts offered often aa facta and~proof:" , The Tobacco Institute pub, licatlon further quoted the scientists as saying that while it Is "quite likely" that cigaret smoking plays a role, "t6e, voluminous reports on this autl ject published during recent years give, ih, general' scant consideration to the Influences. µ'hich non-tobacco factors may have exerted on the causation nd the rise in frequency of rung cancer, which atarted bek ~one cigaret smoking becarr Anerally,popular." ~ 79 7L 1i8WS'-THI= Duluth, Minnesota ` October 19, 1962 Tobacco Link ~- To Cancer Said 4YOd'~ressel WASHINGTON (UPl) The ~ Tobacco lnstitute said Thursday - a new review by scientists ga4: six reasons why "the cigarettc theory"' has been overstressed as a cause of lung cancer. The group of scientists is headed!by Dr. William C. Hceper of', the National Health Instiawe. The survey says the attoosphcre• of' every community crontaiaa a considerable range of cana.a causing,substanees: The reasons given for the vie+ that th'ecigarette theory has been overstressed are: -Thee increase inlungn cant7er;frequency started in Europe be :.fore cigarette smoking becamc 'widespread there. -Marked irregularities in lung, death rates in, difterent' countries and regions and sex groups. -A consistent discrepancy be- tween high urban lung cancer rate-ss and low, rllral rates in sev- eral countries. -Deftnite' differences in lung cance*' rates between nati%r and immigrant whites observed in Ntw Zealand, South Africa and 11 't)tiiodespite presumably similar •mioking habits. -Ab'senceof' a pastlive stalis• ~ ~ tical'relation of cigarette'smoking to cancers of the hands and lips. -The view ahat a higher' lung 'cancer rate in England than i in ,be U.S. is uused,by an English habit of smoking agaretacs doa^n tn ahmrt hulr is based on un- ',utdiic data. FRIlE' PRESS' Btixlington, Vermont October 19, 1962 frequencystartmiy inturupc: lx, ~ Theory' fore cigarette smokm buc ame ~C~g~r~eft Th~eory~ on, Lung Cancer widespread there -Marked irregularities in lung Is overstrlessed, Says New Survey ~~e~onss~`d~cep~p ~' WASHINGTt)?i, (UPI) - 7fic o(i th. !lnianal flhaltlt lhsiaotc. lweea high urban lung cancer -Absence of a tn..idcc slatis- Tobaeco Institute said Thursday Ihe' survey say, the attnospitcrc rates and low rural rates in sev tioal relation of cigarette smokin-, a eew review by, scientists gave of every community contains a eral countrues. to cancers of l thc tiands and, "the' cdgarelte considerable range of' cancer -IDetlnite differences in lung -Tbe, view that a higher hmg st: reasons why ' causing substances. cancer rates betwcen native and cancer rate in England tiian in theory" has been overstressed,as The , reasons g'tven for the view' immigrant whites observed in the U.SI is caused by an English a eause of lung cancer. 'that the cigarette theory has been New Zealhndj i„uth africa and habit' of smoking cigarettes down The ' group Of scientists is overstressed are: Ohio despite presumably similar to a short butt is based I on an- tieeaded by Dr.. William C. Huepee• -The increase in long cancer stnoking habits. suitable statistieal.dat.l