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11 I 11a7.1 Street C.'ournal 1-A~.~1 Journal Dcci.des To ZtVith:liold P. ehorts O?L Dogs -a?iC,1' S771•'okLIb"C', • • . • . Controrersial Tests Supj?ogedly ~Iagnzinc . - Gmnsed Cancer; the Sscs Articles \ eed Revision ~ . 87 c~ au. ~~'xr.r[r Jr.r.awt Sta5 1Leyor(tr (xilt:'_GO - 7 lo l c t + ni-a . ~r~teal ~_aociat• . c c _ t. a LaA, ._-.v _ cmsiai - r - - - -d I I3a1 rL-_ rroo-nc uY+ich fs pr•~ba'+ty the most trid--2s rcad.nc,.iczl L,,trn_I in the U.S., iwtsia t3xt L':e artietest•ax•enstbeon rejecled~ octright L=ts:rply rettarted.for rcv:aon. . ,.' , ( auee ,,,,ssr'~+. *.Is •y n.•*.e obaee`.., ...uio.; Dr. Fiu=GC :,w tnce j t rr. t t~tlt re- j t" e~ uy enalur m~. tne. t_aaeer •aeiel t~t- y j cc .-.der thc r ticle i" lhe}•y ate re=ub tted.~ lea the unpa5l s:cd data on 1inc tc,.: 1GeindL•,-_ry,strcdea_-ociattot„ nnr.osr.ced'(tl~:ith th.ereve o-t_. Or, hosa u t^ t"•+~'do _ for fur.her .crutiny by "men o, outs,:.r.,.- t eas rn~linc a m7oralfaeA a^ains: the ealid- I mac cca+c to rh ",' 1':^m ta . `in competence and mr y' , . ityaf lF.e: researchers' cins A . ~ 7tie zracles describe the results of a 2! - The tu:o rescarchers said they havett't: de- lear cxtt 5t pedigedgg pcrimen onre beale dos - ' That was earried oct bp tieo eminent scientists. f TheAmcr3can Cancer Socicty has claimcd that July 8, 1970 Yage ].5 , Dr. Oscar Aucrhach, scntor mco cal investiga- tor for the \'otcrans Adininistr tion }iospital, O Eaatrange, \1J... . • - In telephone intotvictica yesterdag; both Dr. 13ammond end Dr..Aucrbarh(Icthncd tocriti- cire themcdtca,l journalfor7clurninothcir ar- tictes. "tSe C the 2rtielesto them in -oad faith, and w.- s_elicoc the American >I~dical As- socialions0-:: acts fw good faith," said Dr. Aucrbach.._: ., . f . Neither Dr. liussev nor the two researchers would disclose details of the suggested caanres. Eut Dr. Idammoad said son:cc a'the objec`i,):u centered on photo;r ;hs accompa- ny-iae thoe le-%t: "Thcre were co ipDaints thatth.e p`_!ures were out'of focus. F-.;b that's to be expected since the slidess otiginallyt•.:erein calor but had to be printed in b!-,.ck and o'htte(occause) the maf:azine considers color p!c- tttrestoo c.epensirc;',' hosaid. RetitacrsCalledFatr - Comntented. Dr. tt, bach'. TtiorcN-tcwers ~werse as fair as they thought tneycoula bo..Ig not agree with tnem;,but tl~•sall part ofe give and takc:'.' - formal review of the capcrimtnt "to cstaLlisli -Th'e surgeon general safdin a9cltcr to~Dr. Aucrhachthat "if lhe questiomn at issue I*s whethorhuman-type 1ung,caneer has been d::- coreredinthe.lur of dogs.espo cd to c'7art;smohe, then the anstvcr Is yes.t '1t..s C~r.r; he said',v:as thosiewof boqt~Dr.John IS: Eere aa patho!ogist ++ittithe National Cancer I::•tr- title;.andDn Raymond.Ycsner• associcic pro- fessor of patho§opy at Yale University Schoo' of\Ied.icine.. - r`r. Auorbach saidttiat tte ntedicaLjoarna' rericzccrsdtdn.t daputc thoct~_im.l;ai the tu- mar;d foued in the dogs•.rcr e of numanty-pa: hlnpact Was Forecast When the results of . the esperinien: wcr^_ Ifiat reportedat amecting of the Art^ric:n Cancer Society lastt'ebruary,as ttj s..-r man said the esF-:rintent '.^oufd have a~ . ~ielnttmyact'o•ttnasm 6 ;.ofc ctsm . country nd will p-ob bl. lead to a reas>. :a ..t c. ~d~.cr:..,- c!atai., and poLcics r.._ cigHret':indus:r}... Afev weeks later ta.t n. I the Tobacco I~ s t o.e re- t hon the t:rticlos uill an-,e r In nrint cided wh:ch cow'_e liiey tailt tate. Dr. }Iussey rclected':.ny su;ecstion of pres- sure onAhc magazine oittter LontAhc tbbaceo •..ne eaF~.raent was strnrucant in at teasc ttvo liaditsiryor the Arnerican.Vedical Association 'tt'e i•y~c I: aroduccd lung cancer as a result o: I not topnb'4ish litc.rq;orts. "Thcrc casno pres- cigzrct'___L/;ingin a significantly large eaperi-mentalzrimal, and it marked the first time that cancrr had been ixiuced in labo-atory•ani- r.tals by Qusiac t!ternto inhale tobacco amokc. Acjctlion ]s henicd' Dr.1~b~Ih.}Iua•ev; editor oftlie medical 3urb!icatic~, denicd in a.a intervie:c that thear- tiicles had been,rcjcetcd forpublicatSon. "I?hcy r.rc not aeccp!ableicr pubtication in ihoin pras- att'.form; hes::id. The articles hacc bcen rc-tWncd'to i*.eirauthors I:c said, for "cxtc^sicc rct•i~ion ~ - - - 77,e t.e~ scientists.r.•ho carried out the cs-pcrimcr.i :sa-o Dr. }7: CLYlcr Nrmmord aticc. ?resident of the American Cancer Se etety;.rndi . L sart «^hatsoercr," he said.. - Lsperv;.Consu.licd - h) nr!,!is!;Uie,,.'S,St^r,; -Dr. Ilusseys.ali v bv afio;it ' .1u'cori::.- 'ir.?se in- c;ucea an^ espcrt~ o:V se:ci:ua:rv mediEir,e }•.a t}:ol sy; r:n cs!-wrt inlwlino.^.ary ciLcaseand scvcral~.path'olo~;ists. The s:untbcraf recie~rers, ~hc sc.id„t~~as.nn.ch gresacr th.anis.u,:ral for an',araelt sub:nit'.cd for pub'.iceliwt~in the :naga,:.ico"t~cau=c of the ercat'an:ousa oP pui:acity Itnti oh cd.' .heeap 'iment already ltas wnnihealv l m 1 0:thoU.S.Su:-gcca ( enr~zd , t• lie+ rcccnQV.atd rb vra~n't ncctsssry.ocarry cub a n.instituion spol:csnt..i said the '•Te•,~rcn Inslilute docsno;,s and thee public shou!•J ta:. accept.atifacevalue thefindi^gsof