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I I E I- I- The Cal.cc:r Soc'cty cl::imc<; tltat ti+is ratUtcs tl;e contentioil of tlle tobacco ,r.C:F:str}' tilat tit,'.!'C is r.o i,^.bo- ra`•orj`, proof oF a i'o:,n^_ctlCn 11e,:v.':'.i.i, clgal•l'ttC Sll20i:111~ a nCl' 1i!lir''cal:c'(~I. Tlle SCt:' ty ..l.o -:ia ''a:[C the f nilir,gs slro::ld have ,11 ,Inp..ct on cigr,t•ct'.c wtd s'.:o:a,i rcsua!' in a re:.s- 5c.iS;11:.nt of tih'i i.dv c'.ItI'.- c I?.iS a:iu duji'::;tjc:ilt SC:~iltdfC rc'.'~ic1l J 2. This /;is`oryY of ioUacco and hea',th resear;>h contail7s many e.n:4rn- plts of cYn, imcl,ts ::il c'1 were ini= t1~I1)rllliltd us ; cl 1:11?chr<il~ illloll~f?s, hct oil lfttor es°alui,tion pro:•ed to be Of lit:Il `1'jllti CdakC'. L1:ifo:i~lnil:el j!~ the in;tial and hrernature <^.an;,,lnce- nlor,l of' these c:apcriulents ni<7':es nc:vs, uut the 1'atcr criticis n of the tvo '. r.:,rrly c,orres to 171 I:lic :Itte"lt:on. 3. The Tocacco I:istat!te ilps :c- qh;;sicd'the Cancer Soc.i:;ty, i'>; :;zr it::7S; to C~l'r1:1t ft tiiC)roIl- lt ]:l iti{)/:]i(lcilt GVal- li :Iloll of t}ll'. C\i.Crlnnn.t <.nC{ lt'i 7-e- SP_:l:s. ',i~~ S«id \';C !:'~li! C{ 1)roiJUSe as c~ Il:!•;t re~i~r~;.rs of olltstaliclin.- t: r., .i[ld I1 :cJr1i}', 1;•ithi :'i;Ie cnlcri- CII.2•lLili. S ri.:!Gvant to t~..; ll :ta, :;ho, „eti.,,E ,c%,c~;, ,, L-~ t}-:oIcag, ,lly ac ~~ ~ - cel:,abie to tt:e So6ay. We a,:vo statcd th<t if t11e Society shou!cI, for goc:l rea- son, t..eject al,y sc.ien'.ist v.'e propose, we N:-oalci nonlini'te a s`ihytit;lte. Fi- rally, we offered to bear .,tl•l costs tlcedcd for this i!r3cpcndcat analysis. The Canccr Society has twice re- jccted t;:is proi osal--ill let:crs dated Ai,:rcb 12 and April 17. Wc con:inuc to h:,re that the American Car:cc~•SucieV :vill pcrn;if titc e::amination of b{-.is ',:'orl: ia the is as it31portat:t as Ole Ca:icez Society has represc-ntel it to be, the Society should h:n•c no hesita.iion iii sabmit- tinS it for revic::'. • TIC tolJ?rco in'{tl~•^r}' :'ecclri.'eS alid' ?.ccef is IC iesi cn°:`;D!lity to pro- mote tlle t?I-o`r:>ls ol 1:,G'_(:(';lf{,',.^•~ sCl- elltiEt'> resC7,'_a: idl' the u,~'d Of tobacco and In c isc11 „^i: S lh^t res-:on- sivili',y,, N`,•c Lclieve tl"lat industry }la5 SiJI*•iSt, and Cl lUt!nl .'.: to 3p e]ld, n?ore n.c?rlCy for st:cli rese.lc;t tll•n 2il:y or-anizai:o;r,ia t!1e Uvit'cd S_c'tes. If the Cancc.r Soc:etV co^;ial!cs to c"cna ncccss to this .ecet:t:-•,'cr r;, ti`;e L•e- ]1i:\'_- this 11'!ll -:.D\'C iiS C^[w1nGei.? (;V1- dcr.cc to tlle rablic, 10" ; 1:d scientifc, tn::t t1:c d<lta wi{l noti support tlt„ ; llc- i ltilola ]!l?,Cle at il'.C SOCIety'S lillUlf- Astoria conferc-nce, 1005091715 i~-)villJc' f)Jc'Q.cPdloSCllcfir'c'co1i111lC.1c lPa(nf UlleorresPaide1!cPoltlTtiSl12!lflPl'L'C'l1lY'P16 ;lhz Ca,tc~~l~Sccu~;~°cil~~r<' Titc Tclhacco hrsti tti!~ to rtrl y' illlc•1'cslc~el irr~iri~ltrrl or~rotrp. .. .1~j . i ~ a ~~ i ~.. `,` :R~ ~'s ~ ', ( ~.i~.~~ ~d ~,.~i" ~t: ; f `z 0 a " S -i A ` i' , : f 1, trN''i " .•. /~C N'. ~? t ~. 1, - °, i'1ti: V Ji,i k•:.'.L J) J:,,,,- rl, .l JL .d :.. l . 1,,..f O -R 1 9 • `~ ~~ 7 J- 1` S- I Y~-1 i~ t J ~ ~.~ ~~ 1~, ,.0 .P~~{+^] ~ (r~ .i::/i./J.~1 F~.J d`~•. . '~ ~(.. ha. va/ , - .ti - . ,. . . . . ~. . - • . . ~t (~( t/`~ i~ :" '' ~s~ -" ;i1 /1 n« \_ ' ~ f ,-•, I . ~ • 1 -. Is the public entitlcd to co, lplctc, policies of the tc:Lacco industry. atlt'lZntlca tCd ii?~~~rtilfltli;ilr~~rtilfltli;il 21.'oat re- Ti1C Tobacco JnS{ItlltC •loi.s )iot- search on cigarcale s?I7u;;ing and and tl;'~ l;tlh!ic,,'ioulci Il^t-. c cept these heaith? iC1bacCo i1;.itI;L1iL' tlla!{{s clalillS aF' fa_e value. Tier'.-' are the it is; tt.e Alnericar. Cr.rtcer Society sh.- reasons: _ Farentil, thi::~:s it is not. 1. ;hc present accounts of t,iis TPC'~cibaceo?nstit:+.tellasrcceatlyr sitid;, , ba:ed~ so{ely wror, irfcrnuz- chal' ~r.rud iil ' , , , t:y C Cc i1Ci;S 57~I'Ct}' Oi! i_ t.'?i_ , _ and LiieprCt:uil:,(,~ S iICJViG^d to mattcr of ia,,portancc to the tac press. The study Jlas ret ~-z n f:'u'u- ari(I the laaJ'ic hC."_ltl1, T11f:. Cancer :' o- jlis{i'.ij I!1 i'1y sca.hi! 3C 'I11e clCiy 1'i:^.s not .:cCpicd ti?:S cllalieIlgL. f1„C~:iIVS "lc;re llot Sl'.JJCcitiQ{, as SUC:L On F: i?mP1rV S_ the. L ,InrPr Sn- cicty C.,11;:(i a l;rcsi iil ih•-- ~~>>Q1dOrf-At,toril t;ot{;{ in i iel'e Yor'r; City to Jiscnss aresearc;°pro;cct titlc•d, ~ •`T!-:c rt;cc's of Cigtreac Smoking U f,oa tilc efforts of the L::1cc.r Society, th., pu'0lic wrs ]cd to bclieve that this cxneri,ll°r.t is a landmarkac{ric.clren, v:i;ich, for ihe rrs: ;iznc. CleniolistratC's lllat' lun; c,In- c;.r, r~ 5~l,aalia ,, lli,:g cancer in 17Lmn;ls, can be r,ro-cloced in v.:irn: ls with ciga- : rcite snlo~c. ~ s-%-s'i , ~ , : .