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J`lJw.~ ~•to . , _ .. t` t, rf t: ., i+. aL ~ ? r' r Afcr.`iccf 7~J:wr,~ hrpor t ' Kl:w 1'oa: The Sttr:!con Gcn:- ' z?;c >E 3:S. Pnhlic I-Ic:(ltn has to Cf. c_tc:~~f7~,tc ':•..7 ••~---~ in v.,Jlich i:.tng cratccr .t•as rcpcrtcdly -i;:Lit'ccd in dogs by eigarcitc snto;`e, bccatssc `v:c do not bclic.-c sttc 1>: a fora:nl revicw is ucccs- sar} in order to cstat+iish 1hc vtltc;ity of I1nc stuci}." Dr. J:s_sf. I- Stetnfei'~ otltl(n:il ~ .( iion in a }ctter se:,t to _ Dr. Jon ;t1 :r E. `/ Rhoac;s, l+msidcnt of ti cAntcr; :n, Cr, t- ccrSociet)', and r.lwdc n,lbl(cnt Iltc or^an- iZ3ti.7n'c IlelCjt;[tarters h_re. Tte cancer socicty l:cad had aslc • for ..sta'fl) luficnt e+f th^ >tc.•ict+• cc+:ntru_.c•= by th:• ,ur_re.,~n Gcncr2l i:: tlrt ++-al;c of rcR)scst-, f,+xtlc by thc To'.,_acco•3nstia-sc iar an in: :f~cr.dcnt cvs1u tior. of thc ct I~ ia:ent -tt.di its ftncl- 7na^s (N'lE1t:ci1L May 25). -. ~ I ."it is coP.lr:(r)' tCG f.:ct tIl^I sCicntists lfave'.-in nrc+•cracd froa; revic,vi:r2 t'tc sietz ha.-c L•t-c!i +:tth: cI,i," D;. Staln+clii sa i;:_ Dr_ vs_a-r itucroa -^n, of i,,~c.+• ) nrE: 7' mond', Sc.D.; of tit~ :'+r cricn.. Cr:acer - S;K.'tt•t\, lia 1 prcGcn+c;J atcir rt~aG, : s at a /LLL Y1^.\vS coafcrcn^R {: tt':JIGAL Tt'ia.t `.E, I'(-'il- t rts:--S !y). . - Amon thc scicntists Dr. S',_i:dclf:3 de- L I- [ L .scrihc-t zs familiar wit:r the st:id+-. r.n:a as . ha+'ing `,sad opnorta rv.- to rct tr.=: IslIo-• ratorry matcrl,a, :(re Dr. John M'. li:rg, a Natios-l Cattccr Ins::_utC hatl.olu; ist. and Dr. 3::_ymoad Ycsner, a}.~atlioi-,ist from ttac \'c!srar_s Adnzi:t s M:io-s - Ai.1=ouFh Dr. Stc•r..`cl,I enrC'--sized tllat "iher,c- is t,o s:ienti f!c stttdy +-.•'+.:iclf c::nnot hcnci, by the reviz•,•; of other scicn':ists," heco: sidcrs an inst(t.aion_I "jur}'"'rcvic+ti' unncccsCalyy bccaLs^% in his (_:;linion, the invcsti; ators resFoasa,ll for t-ntc study in question fnll(>v;cd procck'Mre:~ full), . cc- scribcil in scialaii:c litcr.au-c, issucd 'tirh:rt :f p, ears to Lc an aclct',t:ate rchort of -ihcir stuJy,,• Rnd 'bi:Lncd' ti.-:7r data". to ViC ifC•flCclioit of ottit'r scicntists. }itvosti~?fors' RcPutafio:z r'r..is^c iis^ci •s„• Itt a furtl3Cr C%t lml:(tiolt c).I, las pos:tton, the Surr,'co:t Cic,lrr:lhrclstcd th:,t llr. 13Mg "has no dutt!,t l+ut tllati tllc Prorresci%'c cl:attres ijl, the bronclliatl tiR:u;s of! tlte anint:di stuciieJ wcrc as 1.)r. Attcrb; ch hns dcscribctd tl(em anditllat nnlon,; otlaCr con, di:ions fotistd wea-c carly in+': •,i+•C sc;u:r- mott:; cell caricinorn(t in tlt; ltironelli:(1 ttlhcs of two of tllc ctvgs," '7f 'tl~t!c't an at iss!.i: is «llcth;r hu;;ian '~7- _l,)a c,;~t:.:r i' c::r tLs` .~._..~,. 1 cmcrccl' 1 s t ,'. ...~~....a..,_____ Ct~:,rr'.!C s,tsn,:r t!,:,t t is lcsj in , tnc~+•ict:• rf_ I't:'. t.ic },tc-ath Scr~;~y . h:;~o110~'.~ wl:il shccl::I ~l-l6j):e~1i::4 in. csnccr, Dr. Stn1eid v•rotc. Oac cxr_ctcJ benc; frot:t t`fe.Uldy, hc added, t.:ay bc to provic'-, s tcntists +'; itlt, : n ani:n. 1 systc.r;l on +vi;i:it :roJiti : ti~~ns in clgarca.c?1[ be tCstiL 1{'.ct C+ `iL'; tt(~, The : r; _ o(t G.,:c:.a Roi tt d out that I'I-1 S 1l:(i l1tC siatU:OrV rcst1J:^.:tIttl:lV of re- porti:)2 to E;on~ress 1411 ir:tctv: ls oa tho h_A;lt ccr:, cit)c n;cs of stliol,i.ITtic ncxt rr.vi: ,4' wi!1' ltc rc, o: t--a •: the end of (llc cLl: maslr year anci .., t3,c:t tiii,c tl~.- !;.r sl_:d1• `.+•..ilt be in- ~:,:~::', .. iR, tl:C Cc)(tnCilfor Toi+ai.Cfl ' liCt: :rcV,-,--IJ.S.n. a nnounCi(I 17wtnllc::tlon - of thc li:'JC•6) 1nnUal t(-1?i:rt oi :tG,s:tc.n- tific director, C,I:tr:nce Co; l; l'.ii?Ic, SC.D. I:iscz~es ~xt('en~ct;~ C~r.:~lcx Tlis ret'iC\Y of the ct.'rrCnt toI`;lcco- hc:'th i ictur e cOVers rckcarclh f i)clir,t . in lunc, cari.>cr, henrt dis:::;sc, ar.d chronic Pviworw: y:lillmct.ts. !)cclat ir•f: , tllat' the e4W•r.scs dideus~,e.i t:re tx), cont,^)'x, the report says that '•1s zl 1.:l c:tli frcr,•t thic greati anw)ttnt of res~:;rch rc, or tcci so far that avaricty' of r,c r.~tic and cn.•iron- ntental f: ctot, nt::)- Uc inv(,lvctlL" \',ost in?erl-ret;:tion of cpitl,~:Itiolo^ic studics is built on th: - : set:ct; tion that cL'c, tcL'c ~n~ot:crs :in(1 tuo:;. io':crs ; rc cir2 t sutl:; ict~.l~' tii;aifar in otilor Icshccts "so lh:lt it is Ic,;itimr(tc. to conapare their morbidit}";+.ntl n1o:S:(lity c~~ : ricncc. and to r. .^.liflt'UiC n1~SCf+'Cil dliilfcll,^c.;• tO 1 SC1IC factiar-stnolinl-," thc rc;'~ft 11(,tcs. ~ _ '•'1•hn rc~!(icicd monf.lnctorial intcr- ;''1:'c do not know .:hat s;iorc can be - i prctatiorn of sniol:ir.p as a c:atts:tl factor'ili i lXlk~cl_d of iltl•cstigt_,t.~rs, cs`,,:ially iltosc ~ totc:l m.nrt.:lit)' or in rrl.'ttion to ccntain ,q"a.ttrith the tcru;ati_•: _ for cxcrilenca Pnd - ~+~probi!r cr;3ycd by Drs. /l+w-:rLaclt ana t_ " ~ Hamr:-Or.d, 1)t. S:cinfcia ca ~~t ~ ' ~ ...~ .. ., M , discat;c ~.,, it coa+tita:cs, •.i,rttores titc vali- - _e ~iit1' of :Y v::st .^.ttlottnt or Iesearch rclatinr ~ *'1 O`: rhssihl.e u(Ilt:•;f.ca of nian~' otttcr -' a :~1(` , ~ ~ 4 s ~~ r`` ~Attors or combrr,tin.ts t~f fc:ctor