Tobacco Documents Online

'1~^r1^r't'MF ytaMer•ptC"'*MM+r'CF~ 'f"x"Gn~. .'1.'t.ns•.e.a ba~T1tW}i„°z^'t'FtRA°+/wf"Kts+~1a•ff3N^~L °~.."THE CHRISTIAN ` 4 r ; ! ~NEW YORK ~ ,k t~ 1 '±+'CffiCAGO DAILY NEWS , - •~, ~ < y ,r'~~; ;A M. A. POINTS ;.SCIENCE MON'ITOR ;, , s•, , WORLD~TELECrRAM & SUN •~c, Chicago, I1linois fn/vrr ri-r rtir „C.. .,~,.. ,,~ M D assachusstts ' , Bostoa,, eeember 11, 1959 ,~,,:,rj Deeember ll, 1959 ~• -~ Y k N Y k CIt:AkET VIEWS em er D ~ 95 .~ ee ,, ~; , ew or ~ ew or 9 .:~L Many autharities"do an`Ot- d t , agree w n t LeRoy E. Bllr• a AMA Q_ -• ll'es~ron~ ~~~ I~larnr t}h~7tt' 1,:wtit t• t.;:::'ney, surgeon general of'tbe'~ , 1`~ - n~r~n ~IILf111eT ^ ' r United States public healtk` er R I t Dan Smokm ~ n. .~i~ b r a ~ ~~1 setvice; who recentlyasserted~ ~M ~, J aa tn..u«tkts r w ~kry ; , K y f r r T:.that cigaret smoking w•as the " ~ 2 ry Y Chicsgo D rincipal cause G l p II-" p " ' t Ab t ung O a r r The jomrnal of the Amencan • OC Or p j ~ I i/ cer, t ou he Journal of t'he Amer-~, ' - -' . ~ . . . . -1•-P .+..+,- xr..,+....1 . :] ;?~' •  b ^4~::'`L ~ >X sa " n, . c ,1 hursda .•YrfR 'dence. "to warrant the assum •d4 ~ttoa' thatPCigarette smokta ~ igaret Data r S ; ~ ia r}-"µ'~~0 elationsht thestudie~S~ICyea.~ :~ •:the princi al i factor in thein- ft F ~ v ,t ~ n ": bet ' i Y?1'3' y~+v 7~'# j 1 t w ~ een -c g-~ r{ 'crease in lung cancer . Ja ,. t * 7. .• P rn an edttbrial the iournal '~"" '"t 3' .`,tL 4 };!'r .'A~i; j ~, s aret smoking and cancer.ttiat~ " uestions conclusions in a report =•c t>. j<t; r r. ;> -,r.~,, x u w,uuucuau~ 9 ` CHIQAGO Dea 11 Doa - '• :• by Dr. Lerov s. Burney, surgeon !•: . they do not explatn why, even,- ) generai f nf the United States tors pere cautloned today that ~ mhen smoking patterns are a ~ Public Health Service, listing data on lung cancer and amok ' '' a the same„ case rates ire' smoking as the main factor t.e .w- . `.t . i` . ~ h i oh e r amn n o mnn than~ o. , among women, and among x ~l„~, e that heaw smokers United $tates I;ealth Service i : c ... .•. • - v .av. c„~u.KU rv .,,u,~cu,e - 1'rll: LIVJ IYlYIiL;Lr~ .r.~ ., - 2, than others " dgaret as a cause of lung can• Wations,"ttie Journal satd tk. Burnev's •renortL sum-`': 1•~1!", Los Anszeles, Calif. ••rce:rh°. ehe ° t: mariz,ng researcn om m.ae~g can^Qi-ti ~ ~+ s %December 11, 1959 . nor the opponents of the' . r. ....,. ..~a,•...a f........4c. a . a~ ~ -_f- ._ .. .._r- . - v m me journau - f th i - o ecan Med cal!Assn Ameri , The journa] i edltonal recalled k" n..-~. ent evtdence ~' th '3~ ~' t t t h ' ~ ~ es i ~; a a t s report identi•M t that Dr. Burneya a e summaryof !n _ ~ttA ~ ~1r c- fled the1?ublic Health Servicel`s~tormatlon on re searchln the~ AA(~I r ~ _ VUII .:•"with those who consider that~ ki 1 V4 U NEW YORK l o u t • 1 ng:• ngg caneer eon ra . . jt• . the evidence to date implicates ~ smoking as the principal factorversy, wr[ttert by Surgeon Gen- / HERALD TRIBUYE 4 the ' Leroy. E. Burney, ldent!• ji ry~ ~ (~rj~~~~4~~ NewYoPk New York ' -,in~theeditorial increase in continues: lung cancer,', n )fles eral the publlc Health Serviee `.~~4 ~L ~a c r 11 1111\ 1 V L b t th r'ti who December 12 1959 t es ~ A num er o au o wtth those who consider the ...:5- ® - denee cited b Dr.Burne doV--------- -'-' ~. `not agreewith his concluitons. ~oking.fs the principal causa- J't f.'I'.I O IIlO tIh• Although the stbdies reveal a~uve factor in the increase In ~ ,O (ltare es' ? lung cancer. ~ UIlp'I'U~'C(l. Sc'i~'S en cigarette ti lw hi b ] • ~ ~ ons p e e re a . .- smoking aud' cancer that seems A number of authorities who CHIC.aGO Dec: 10 M ; __morethan coincidental, theydoy have examined~the same evl.-ttr~ A,jout•nal r ,.ni6in ..,v whnn Annre. the ..~:t-;s.t a~„r:n,,. tx 1TfieJournal of the -.ameri- . ..n r jk . smoking patterns are the same, do not agree with Dr. Burney'S fan Zledical! .assn. said to- Cxianco. IDee. ~lI tt;Pil. : ~" "The Journal of t e. A uercan •' case rates arehigher aniong men . conclusions. - g-• Neitherth'e proponents nor day ttiatlhete is.iusuffcienls Medical Assoctatlon+' said Sn~.an~ ' '+ ~ahan among u~omen and amon r . . urban than amoug'rural popu- . the opponents~s of the smoking Pv!denee loo a^arrant the,as- editorial! todaythat no~ one lations..:. a- sum tiott l h a t_ : cia rette can definitely link cigarette ~ry. , : theory have sufficient evidence P . .. smokin ^ r '•The Public HealthService~g.with~cancer yeK --.yt to warrant the assumption of smoking is ihe pri lcipal PaC. An editoriale si ed b Dr " gn y . can best meet its obligations by • tz collecting and disseminating an all-or•nonee authoritative. Otot i¢`the, increase 1n 1ung, John~ H, Talbott, the editor, ': data.for all sources and making position, the AMA editorial •.. said the United StatesPublic knou• -• ;~ Oancen. •' "" thehealthandmedical aaid He~alth Service:has all n to ned it- . . g . , professions its own evaluations This editorial closely follows Itl an edilortal, Lhe Jour- self "with those who consider " oP such data.' ; DnHurney`s report In the nal que "'stions c oncl-usions in that thee evidence to date 1m- s:, '' - ''Journal. He stated thatevit pHcates smokingg esthe prin- - ~" - 1 b D I a report y r leroY E ft 1 th 1t... . .- . . . a°,,,s•._E ctoal etioloetcalacorne the principal causative factor :++urney, ourgeon tienerat increase o: ,ung cancerr- " Neither the proponents nor tn the tncrea- in lune rar,ner- of the U.S. Public Health Service. listing smoking aR tne opponensoz tne imoKZng NEW YORiC DAILY' P1EWS tne main tactan ieadmg to ~`a:arrant the assumption of - SuC'h an . increase at,ild cun- an aa-or-noneeuthor,tatlve. _ Nex York, New York cludi.^.g , that.heavy smokers positton." Dr. Talbott said; Deeamher ]2- aie more prone too lung •°Althe,,gh the.studies~reveat rr,auu,u,,,p ur~wco„ cer i ki d t ' i• ng an can gare te smo ney t., s~.tm- c D~t1IKE UP YOUR 1VII1\'DS BOYS B"r's r e p o ~ mat•izing t esearc•h ott lung that seems more than eo- ,,"' Surgeon General L. E. Burnev of the U. S. Public cancer,- tta• i,arried tw'o mcidental, they do not explain ~JHealth Service says it is now established that cigaret smok- )veeks ago in lhe Journxl: why, even whcn smoking pat- .,.. ~%.Ing,C8tl5es IUng.Ca11CCP. The American itilediealAssociati0n The..lourmrl editorial ,aid: terns are the same• case rates are higher for men than among Journal says Burney is alli wet, and' nobody calt yet state "•1 number of authorities women and among urban than ® authoritatively whether cigarets do or don't bring on this who have ezamined the rural populations,"'Dr Talbott dread disease: same evidence cited hy Dr. said. "1• '~Until thee scientists,maknnn~thoP,- mtn,fi° .Burne•ydo not't agree u'ithDr-Talbott. said he.amokes •conalusions." onty cigars or a p,pe ana gurc the other, we don't see wtiy Amercans shouldn't go on pis u rs ago cl a tt ki g p re e smo ng yea caltnly smoking as many cigarets as the.' damn please- whemhe was an Intern at irew. : which is just what current figures on booming cigaret sales York's Presbyterian Hospltal ' •• ^ ' - a filthy habit beeause lt was ; showAmerit b doin canso.eg. . .. d not allowed dn..hosp tals. ,