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.. _, . , . . ._ . . .. _ .. , . -. ... ,. . __ .~_ __ .. . . , . _... r... The following reports deal iaith public appearances by Drs. C.C.. Little and R.C. Hockett, Scientific Director and Associate Scientific Director, respectively, of the Tobacco Institute Research Committee. DETROIT Ff3EE PRESS Detroit, Michigan November 11, 1960 _. . . . } i ' . . . . ~ IV octor Urges ore Stud. ~ o Study . ~ _ Cancer n1o k1.ng in Debate an_ . BY JEAN PEARSON Icountry Is about the same ns Free Press Saience Writer in Denznark and Switzerland, - Dr. Clarence Cook Little, w'here cigaret smoking per per- former University of Michigan son ia about half the United president, refuses to concede IStates level. that lung cancer is caused bg+ ••• cigaret smoking. I', DR. LITTLE SAID women The cause - and - effect rela- not only have less lung cancer tionship between the two has~than men but the gap is widen« not been established firmly, Dr. ina instead of narrowing as Little said Thursday in Detroit more women have a history of at a meeting of the Michigan smoking. .Academy of General Practice. He also noted that in som4 "Medical research will be reqearch studies lung cancer rendered a disservice if the has been associated with low- rase is considered closed," said income groups, dietary deficien- Dr. Little, scientific director of cies and other respiratory dis- the Tobacco Industry b2esearch' Committee. •~Dr. Little said that the rise $INCE 1954, he said, the' in number of lung cancer committee has financed studies cases in recent years may be of the problem by independent due In part to the conquest Investigators costing n e a r 1 y I~ of other lung illnesses, bet'ter 1 n Ca n ce r Ca u s e tour million dollars.'n and reporting of ii recognitio l Several inconsistencies in the lung cancer anii increased , reports which link lung cancer longevity. to cigarets were cited by Dr. ~, .We cannot be sure how Little. lmiirh, If anY, the actual, rate A study in England, he said, showed more lung can- cer In persons -who smoked but did not inhale than in per- sons who inhale the smoke. In the United States, res searchers believe the opposite is true. "They can't both be right," Dr. Little noted. Evidence from other research shows lung cancer Is less than half as prevalent in the United States as in England and Wales. although Americans smoke 30 per cent more, he said. The lung cancer rate In our of lung cancer mortality has been increasing," he said. Until there is more knowl- edge about the causes of l+ing cancer, family physicians should keep an unbiased attitude, he said. THE' RALEIGH TIMES Raleigh, North Carolina November 18, 1960 Many Factors Says Scientist A scientist engaged in tobacco r-esda7eh told directors of the To- bacco Growers' Information Com- mittee last, night it is improper to conclude that tobacco use is a major cause of lung cancer. Dr. Robert C; Hockett, Asso- ciate Scientific Director of the To- bacco Industry Research, Commit- tee, said recent scientific studies show that multiple factors may be involved in the causation of lung ca ncer. He said some factors are vi- ruses, previous lung damage, air pollution and constitutional' differ- ences between smokers and none- smokers. Hockett said more research is needed before any definitive claims can be made as to the causes of lung cancer.