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~.ee.rc.r,ree 100 A/.RK fllrilU~r, h~Vl'\'ORK, R,Y.1JO17 'n ~~F. Cur.r.uL ~:.._.xn - . CHAfRY.AN OF TltE 00.`.FiD _ ~:. ,. . . . Dr. Gera1:J D. Dorman, President Americanedical Association 10 Colurnbus Circle New York, '~eva York Dear Dr. D orman; study of the effects of cigarette smoking upon dogs before the are scheduled to read their papers regarding the widely publicized June 22, 1970. I am aware that Doctors Oscar Auerbach and F. Cuyler Hammond annual convention of the Ainerican Medics.l Association in Chicago on 1'r'ednesday, June 24. :.: reportedd that the Auerbach-Hanimond manuscript, which was asked the American Cancer Society to sLkimi.t- the underlying data to an independent and impartial scientific panel for evalu- ation. Three times the American Cancer Society has refused - American Cancer Society news releases as a scientific brea.l<through that should cause the tobacco industry to reaEsess it's policies. Based on this allegation, the Tobs.cco Institute has three times The Auerbach-Har7unond study has been characterized in the to do so. - I am writini; to you now because the AMy, has schedu):ed a press confer.ence for poctors Auerbach and Harizsn'ond on Tuesday, June 23, during yotar convtntion. On the basis of s, nez~'s release, •it ~vould aphear thst the subject of this press cor,Serence is the same Auerbach-Ha mrnond stud}l which was released at a prior press conference held by the Ameri:ce:n Cancer Society on February 5 at the Waldorf-Astori_a Hotel in New Yorl;. As of today, the Auerbach-I3aliaicaond stuay is still unpublished in any scientific journal'. Moreover, a xecei;:t news story submitted some tirine ago to the Journal of the Amer.i.can Medical , has not yet been accepted for publ.ication. SpecifL- Associatio:i w_ stating that,scientific reviewern assigne. ~.byrthe Journal.ha ca31y, a sPu;.esm?n for the AMA Journa.l was r.ecciit}.y quoted as ~' .

t. r- questioned the "validity, of the pictures" submitted with the manuscripL to the Journal's review board. :The'term "pictures" undoubtedly refers to photographs of microscopic sections of the dogs' lungs which were offered to substantiate the claim. that certain of the do-,s c?eveJnired lunb cancer. Since the --xeviewers found reason the "validity" of the pictures, -the implico.tion is that thl>~•,-~•ere unable to confirm Dr. Auerbach's - clairrm that the dogs dev'elapcd lung cance r. = As a resul., the" Amer.;.can Medical Association~ would now apoea r ..._~r to have bec n pla.ced i.n the }°:.ition of le:-du ~ its faciZities and _ au.11) ices to pro~~icingadditional nublicit~• ior a studt~ which has ..,,v-.....~... ~ ~---~ n._. .. _. _._.- ~ . .. m_ ......_..,...~.. been and is beino sexiousl}r auestio_ied by the scientists who are revietivin-r. the findzngs for the AN4A's officialJournal. The .... ,..~..~,..A. __. - .....~.a fact is that: the Auerbach-Hammond study -- to date unpublis~hed' and unsubstantiated i1n any way -- already ranks as one of the. 'most widely publicized studies of all time. On Jtuie the American Cancer Socie ty News Service released -a letter from the Surneo-i General of the United States Public - Health Service, Dr. Jesse L. Steinfeld, in which he declined the :-request of the American Cancer Society to conduct a formal :-_anulysis of the Auerbach-Harnxnond study. He _appears to have. .._.~, .~ - concluded, without examining the data, that no formal revieur r ...a..- -,..,...-~=.,~..~..s..._.....-~ - i,, nzessar~v to ~esta:b):Gh t1aeofthe_stt,d% ~, ,, This opinion i - seems to be in conflict with the opinions of atleast some scientists .a,ssigned to review the Auer-bach-I-lamrr,ond manuscript by the :editors of the Journal of the Aiinerican Medical Association. It seems to me that in the inter est of scientific truth it mi'vht be he?.pful-if the Amer.i,can M_edica). Association at thr~: qoii;jt .,....~.._._._...,.~...._,........._.._ - - - .. .~- - would' re):case the substar.ce of the reviewin its ,.,,,d.,...,..,-...._...._... ._,. - -_..~....~....... _......,~- ._ . concerning, ttii.(c study^yirrc)ur?inn any neL!ii.ve- findin~r_s. Pull. .~.~.,._.-r - - --,,,-. ...~ ... .~. ~, .....~ + disclosurc+ to theAs'~1~.'s rinCla~.b; rshi.p -- aQ tvell as the press and l.a.y publi.c'-- vrould, possib!:y provide more facts against which to jiid~i;e the additional publi:city that w~i1J. undoubtedly result from the press conference schedF,iled for June 23. L J~ oseph F CulLnan 3rd . #F ML _ 4 e Chairman of~the`Exxv~e~` Com~ym~iy~tte_a,~ ~~ f ' K~