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New XorS: 7imEs Study Data on Cancer - _ To the Editor: ~ Recently you published a - tull_paf e ~~crt~l~'x za from :: the Toaacco h, utLIte yUestic n- i ing the scientific validity ol a stud y by Drs. Auerbach and Ifarr;nond on cigarette smoking in dogs, which was presented by tt:e Anrerican~ Cancer So- ciety. There has been a mass of evidence, statistical, epidemio- ' logical and bioionical, t:lat cig- , arette smohino is the major - eaus° of lung czuricer in man. = The cuLminating evidence in - the recent Auerbach-Har,+_mond j = s.udy demonstrates at c oos = car, E^t lurz., cancer froln sc:ok- i..g eih3rettes. _ . The Tobacco Institute states that "Fresent accouats of this study are based solely upon the info: natioz and interpretations pro-,-i:ied by the press." The facts are that the findin.-s of the study we:e mae'e public at : a scientific meeting of the Arnerjuz Cancer Se:::et~~. T is =w .-~ ar, onen raeetino tti t;-I:ch ` ,ntaties cf resa_rci and rePresev. ;educational institut!ions were : invited. -. ~ O.ne of the reaso:is for a - prompt pre:entation to scien- ; tists and the pubt:c ti': as the - significant data obta:ned' in supFt,rt of the theory that the : less tar and niaotine in the ~ mainstream of smoke, the less May 13, 1970 PZge 41 C. ! the risk of emphysema. and ~ lurig cancer. For yca!s seenients of the cigaret:e ir.c;h.try have attac:;ed ! warnin~s of the dangers of cip,aretre smc '.tinp and l:rntest- ; ed that', no one had i>eeiu ati!e Ao produce lung cancer in ani- ma's \':ith' C:g1re.tti'.sinoKt'. Zhis ~ has now been done. The Tobacco Institute attacl:s the hittericaiu Cancer Srciety for "its use of pu:o;icity techni. = ques." This cornes from an in- dustry that. for years has re- lied on pJ`,licity and advertis- ing to obscure the fact that .' cig3rette srn -~kin." is the m<<in restriction a-z:;.'nst incividu;al ti sci.°n st'c v:~i:i-,, t;:e :,,;,..:..:_......~.. :.~-- .~: .._ ~-- OranL " , N. J.,, :Y;:ere t:,e v:crh was dc•n•e, at d ne.ie.z;n~ ihe .. Tese3: e;l V: it:: Drs. .SL£I: ach : and~ Ha+.nn:•3nd. A r.u:nber of distir:louishel scientists h:~v-e : already reviev.•ed the findin--s. cause of lur.;; cancer in ma n."- The Tob::cco Institute re- quested tha, it be al',ov: ed to appoint a ca-nmittee to~-eciew- the f:ndir.•gs in t};e Aaerbach- Hamnlond study. This reduest is without precedenf in the scientifir co:nmu:city, and we refused tt!e reque_t. There has never been Gn<< Bccaus2 of'~ tjia great interest in the li::k b=;_vreeu ci~c ari.tle s_it^lang ' F,nCli IuiC` Can- cer, a.r.d ti:in- c ~ , rTy~)i1.~ r.CO.il:UL d[1'2. % J.s of. LRC /i'~~- ! 1' fl-Iial'terllor•i!' StlV1V ' datn, [Ft'.itOrial ;.ta.l 91 WILLIA"a IZ. LEWls. Chairman. &,ard of I?L~ctors A;r rican Cc,,ccr Soc:et~~ New York, May 7, 1JG(1