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nr,tt5, 'Tobacco~,~Institute 'a r1TV~,~.f ~~ ~~:~ ~, densed Prom Public Source; Hill and Knowlton, Inc ;-;T~~'7cour Coming Decade of ~s :"?FB-,~a . :cember'23 V1/11" .;.+,: ,,A :. ~Ln an article discussing various effects science on o~way~o~f~:~if Ubell,'the science editor of theaNEW YpRK F~ERAhD'TRIBUNE,"devotes``some, space to the smoking health question ~A :.:Year by year, evidence accumulates hat cigarette_smoking ise.a1 cau; of lung cancer, possibly a trigger for heart'attacks and even iavolve ~a b, other vascular diseases ,f_3 ~.. i er c tingseveral - . . . ,s.t atistical.,istudies, Ubell'asks, "Does enough ~ ; 11 fi~ evide'~nce exist to su~.ggest to me that I stop smoking? t4;<~•~c L T ~~ C„, A 'Vr 1," ,~hfy {t 1 p.y, x4. ,~ k~.'kF. 4F ~ : +`t~s,~',~ *~»q k"`t , x ~;~'I'^~,(!~ F~ ~1-x ~~ II i~ ~ ~ j ~t fi~' • , , i-Yi~FtaFx "„I my opinion;-the answer is yes. . Tn the next decade II expect~scientisi to resolve 'unequivocally the mystery surrounding cigarette `'smoki Perhaps a' ', safe' cigarette will be produced There is alre a~su ~~ ~,jthat ~Y • .~ t ggest r high doses of certain vitamins can ;'reduce the blood vessel , effect~c y r ~~ ~f ,`~ rf3 oP smoking t is ~ It by no means ved ~, pr~ . . , ',. 3A ~z;ri~A'u' ~~~3,,`. ~ r ~ zlt1~' +~ ~y'`~~ K , r r s7I PIN M ,c it.'is, r proved., .,-1' ~ the prudent person will atop`smoking`° -y a, e 4 ' v lv*I:Y {"7 F~ ,74' i~~ ~'" 7 1 I 1 t u*' •~~ "Tobacco, Golf and Bourbon " Editorial,' GP, the monthly medicail ~WW~ou ~riial a' >,r 3 3y ~~ K 7 k A i~ of American Acad ea~y of General Practice "" ovemb er ~i~ 96p 7. `+r..'.i r .. .;rx.yf.+..~r{t~.Ct.'r. ~t`~ 1l ~} - y.4'!~ ~, # {rr, +'~ s y y1 1 N , -Theeditorial deals with the s~atement, "vp~Eve+rycigarette smoker will die ~of lung cancer if he doesn't die of something'else Pirst,," attributi ~~"~ to "authorities ~'~ 'ri~s ~n~,~ ~q~~~~ ~ r t+~'-u ~~~ s ~;1 ~(~q r +ta a. „~; tc,t #, This.is the kind oP statement that causea chaos and confusion," says ~~-~ IJr" ~rthe editorial.'. "But like so many !,impact!,statements,``it"s_absolutely.' meaningless. 'Even if you don't smoke you'll die of lung cancer iPyo ,`don't die of something else first. -It's ;,ust as factual (and meaningful; `.,to say that anyone who plays golf will die of syphilis if he doesn,}t die ,of something else first L s ft (; ~ ~, ° 3 +y. jd ~f ~k;F' ~hc~ ~ ~1a,+S~~c~{~ ih:+ry ..~il r i~ ofz;r t.$. "We're al], Yor intelligent debate, but let's keep it infthe realm ~' reason," the editorial concludes t'l' :+ ` 4 The first ~' tZ ~ paragraph of the editorial says, ."These pages have scrupulbusly f avoided the cigarettes and-lung-cancer controvers.. , y GP has perused many' ,reports but stayed out of the main arena Fy~ ,,~ rw K'~}~~ri t~~~ ~, ~~x ~J~s.-~r~ ~~l~~~

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