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T0sr,ru r. Ccr•r.aAv. 3ren CHAIRLfAN OF THE.GOAHD PHILIP i`IORMS. 500+'AFiK AVENUE. NEN~ YORK.,NLY: 10017 April 29, 1970 Mr. 'Xilliam l3. Lewis, (Ahairnian of the 13oard Anl:erican Cancer Society 219L-ast~ 12nd'Straet' New York, New York 10017 )our lctter of April 17 states that the An1e0can Cancen Societ5` is wi\b iiling ro Fernli' an in,partial review of the Auerliach-Hangmond data by"any elccted conlnlittec chosen by the 7 obaccc Instirtutc, or any -)thcr grouo."' You say our reduest "is without precedent in the scientific comuiunity." I subniit that the Cancer ..s,_..~,....u.,.s Society's e?:nloitn li(an of dwor}: foh+tlhl~icitn~ptlTrhoses is t'rulv w,t'hout~>rcccd-,-ni in_th e ~.ysL;ac _ o.+...ea.r..y.e...wy ...a sc1e11tIlIC coll]nlullltV'.. Zhro112hilts use of publlelty, tuCIl)llll,(1eS rather ti7an tlle lltiu: 1 sclCIlt!i1LclbanllQlS, it K" - .- -. ..~-.~~ thc', C,a1~cc1" Ju~l~ty-not thc tobacco ialdustm•-\\'hi'ch, contrary to the traditions of Anlcrican science, has projcctedthis study into the arena of'publ2c di;cussion. 1=urthera,iore, in tlie scientific connnu:rity, cxhert review panels are often convened to re\'iew inIhortant questions r, l;ieh dePIend uhc+:r tite interpretation of research results: You claim nathnlrnnislc h;l\w rl'taci Dr.: Allcrhar.ii's l:ilinrntnrv, wrn his ~liri~>c an;l rnr:,isffd lho \vor'k_ W h j`, t!ICIi, do )'Cltl ri i11SC to luCl'lllll all' Inlj fli'biFil r:1'1C\\' by dA.i P~i:liiiCd SC, l3tISbS,, CS1iCClF31l ' 17]' i i your clallll th3t this \\'o11: is of ~,~rCat' Sl ',niflCance to the Sill qlalig . hlVlliiC':ln i tli5e tobacco industry? As y'ou say, Doctors Au.rhacKand 11alnlnolld worl:cd with ;lun(is furnished by the federal ro\-ernn rllent and t11t. Arr:crlcan Cancer Soclitl'• Stncc','tlles; ilre t0.! t"Iti ('ul\'Cd' lrOnl Ptlh ]C SCl(!rCek-tl,v (, l6c k entitled to a fulla^ldflr c.:o tat,t of tl, , results. 'Ih. AlneliCan Canccin So..ietycan lnot presun nc tubc tl:e ,_,~.,._~._,_..,---.-- _ .• -t...._._.~..,..,_........_...., soic custodian and' int erpretr'r of the work. You st'atcd th: t thesc scicntists "arc b;,hoNen only to the scientific conuaunity at laMe andl to the integrity it reprl'sen.ts." lWt the Allli'ricatl'Cancc>r SoCiety', an orl`alli7atlon's101)j hrted by 1)llfjliC'(1oilatiCl:s, is certainly al'so "be.}lal(ten" to it'6 conti•ilitators an-1 to the puhlic at imgee to hro\ ide complete info:'matiolr .about the research \\llic}1 irflnances„espcciaily il mcw of the fact 'Eia( you ha\'.e released nows of tll:: study tit'he hui)1!C I11Cdlal \Vhen the Society is qu,.stloned about its liltCrpret4it!L-)ns Of sl'1clli 11esea1•ch, it should feel a responsibility to discl(ase. t?le data which, ib alle ~.; s, sulp, ort its interpretations. 1ou sug>;estthnt the way W n>.solveany° dot!hts about t!ic stuaa, is to have another researchh organization repe.at the \vork-Ahich y'.uu say, \wF conducted over a h.riocl of tlGee and'a hc:9f y'ears. liliis, suggcstiulu o•d,erloc.r}:s the fact that the American Qnccr Socic•ty has c:tlGrd ilponthe tu!+accu industry `- toreilSSes lis.l:ollclesln.llgllt of tl!1epR'sen tlll illh'.s., If this 1StnC' SUCIot\l S 1)CiSatioll,I:t Cholild n lt~. e%l)ect0r'want the ci~arette ihc~lu<tny to go througli tliree and a half ye,us of researcib tcl (l~~ttrmii~e alt~,~rers which the Cancer Soc:ictyasserts aree a\'ailal>l;, toc'cyLI \'ie.\v of tlbc'Anlerican Cancer Soci:f\'''s hosition, we are hrocee(lill" to lbrin~ tl6is Illcltler to th; attcntionlo(~tlle, public. "1005091695 Youo"s.cryt tr(lly„ VJ ,.t: ~ Joseph F. Cuditn:un, 3rd ' ( 7lairnlan of the Executi\•c Cotnmitte~ 'fhe Tobacco lnstitute,lnc.