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t h r i t f , 4 1; , Sxd The statement on lung cancer by the~American College of Chest Physicians was carried by the Associated Press. :: , NEWS CALL BULLETIIV San Francisco,`'California ~`October 17, 1959 ,v. ., 1 octors Uncertain 'on $. a , t .. . ~ , r ~f,. , Ch ~td , C ~ a .. . " A San Franciscan heading1said, was approved''without a national group of chest a dissenting vote" by regents specialists has d e c 1 i n e d„ of the college of chest phy- without further research, to sicians. pin blame for the alarming '~ "We can, however, :report ~ increase of lung cancer on that as a result of intensive : smoking. research, new, rnmethods have Dr: S e y m o u r"F a r b e r,. been developed to assist the ~speaking as president of the physician in early diagnosis American College ef Chest' of, cancer of the lung. Physicians„took the stand in "Early diagnosis," he said, (` a talk televised regionally "remains our greatest' weap- .-from Albuquerque where the ron in combatting cancer of- 7,000 member organization the lung. A frequent checkup is meeting. The talk was by your physician, w h i~c.~h reported by the Associated rnust include X-rays of the Press. chest, is, h i g h 1 y r e c o m- mended." FARBER S A I D the rate of increase of cancer of the lung "has reached disturb- ?t ing proportions" and "it ac- cordingly becomes m a n d a- tory that e v e r y effort be made to establish the causa- ` tive factors that inay be re- LUng" Cancer Inereasing ; , sponsible for lung cancer." ` Referring to tremendous. Caus~ Called Mystery arnounts of reseanch being done around the country, Farber said:' "While many t h e o r te s have been advanced,includ, irrg the involvement of ci moking, noxious in- ustrial f u rn e s and other respiratory irritants, it is the consensus of' the board of regents of the American Col- lege of Chest Physicians thatt further work must be car- ried out before any single agent or agents can be -defi- nitely indicated." WINSTON-SALEM JOURNIAL Winston-Salem, North Carolina October 17, 1959~ ALBUQUERQUE;, N.M. Uet-The factors that may be responsible American College of Chest Physi- I H for lung cancer." cians Friday night declined, with- R e f e r r i n g to tremendous out further research, to pin an amounts of research being done alarming increase in lung cancer around the country, Farber said: on smoking. "While many theories have been Dr. Seymour Farber of San advanced, including the involve- Francisco, president of the med- ment of cigarette smoking, nox- ical group, issued a statement on ious industrial fumes and other the problem of lung cancer during I respiratory irritants, it is the con- a regionally televised report from sensus of the board of regents the college. of the American College of Chest Physicians that further work must Farber said the rate of increase I be carried out before any single of c a n c e r of the lung "has agent or agents can be definitely, reached disturbing proportions" indicated." T H E STATEMENT, he and it accordingly b e c o m e s The statement, he said, was ap- mandatory that every effort be p r o v e d"without a dissenting made to establish the causative, vote" by regents of the group. ,~ ,,.-. 4,53 ~.)v.~.,~..,,.r i r:t t}~•°. . . . . .. , . : i ri THE ALBUQUERQUE TRIPUNE-. Albuquerque, New Mexico. ; October 15, 1959 . "Lung cancer is the most- rapidly Increasing tumor in '`st man and Is now killing more of th 35 men over years age art tuberculosis," Dr. Seymour 1N1: E'arber said today. ~ o "t•,}; Dr. Farber, president of the ;' American College of Chest ' t Physicians, and chief of the University of California Tuber. culosis and Chest Service at San Francisco Hospitah is in r I a town to preside over the 25th ., anniversary celebration of tho n~ r group. Approximately 9o0 persons have registered for the conven- tion which has headquarters : ~ at the Western Skies Hotel. ,. They will meet through Sat• urday. Seminars and discus- sions involving over 200 speak• ' ers, 55 of them from New Mexico and 48 from Albuquer- que, will take place during the . :onclave. Kickoff banquet for the con- lention was held last night with Gov. John Burroughs, City Commission Chairman Maurice Sanchez, and Dr. ; Louis Overton, president of New Mexico Medical Society, giving short welcome address- es. r . . . .. . ~ Dr. Randolph Lovelace Ii, described to the group his work with the seven space aeronauts who will make the first attempts to travel into space. Continuing his remarks on lung cancer, Dr. Farber said it is the most commonly found cancer in the male sex and is rapidly increasing in women. Asked whether cigarets cause lung cancer, Dr. Farber said: "This has not' been accepted by a large number of scientists. It is true however, that an equal number of researchers feel that cigarets are a causa- tive factor. I feel definitive proof is lacking, and for the time being it is essential to keep an open mind so that un- fettered research can continue in many directions." .. ng lancer ,. ~ '. 1 .': .. ..~.: n.Y ~,.~~ Cit anger