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_~''...ax . _ . Y^'~- of . ~tttch ` findin~s can give ria• to 3ucaacaivabYf a~arm am~oag ~~ publse:. ' ae poted out that isoaia~sid a , drug used in the : _r=v standard treatmeat for tuberculosis, has been proved to be csr; ~ tnogenia fil- gidh or anmas.e also mentone tat an organism: :~coonamonl.y found In milk (PPLO) has been found in the blood of -lkiidh if euema patentr an tat attention were directed to thatt fact the drinkiag of milk might well be curtailed. bidihowsk# Vorked uader Di~. Parsey at the Uaiversi of Leeds fox maay years and he mentioned that Dr. Passey was for ~y yeart coatemptuous af the cigarette theory. At the University o€ Leeds tWO out of 57 doctors in al sit hd did professionaocea ye ~" of Iun cancer and neither had ever smoked. So you might say, ~ttati~t ca11y,: thak thiss a i wa dangerou s society to jon s*~ ~ . In additioa to the' fore oing caao®eats hs alsa` mentioned ~= t~e possible ~ isrportance of air poi utivn and heredity In : ecxnnection: ~ ~ -~e th cancer of the IvaB .• ~ .:. then told hiaabout the Corigressiwaal `heariags and _ ,.~ asked; if #te would be willing to make a statement containing his ~ observatioall and opinions,~ He said he would be happy to do so, `~ ~but thaC'' since M. D Anderson is ptf th Uiif T -.ar oenversty oexas `. and is'supported b state funds, he felt that persatssion far his appearance should e obtained from Dr. Clark. He suggested that: . {.... 1. ~y~ ~ speak to Clark and tell him of our discussion and that he-was ~:Wil ing to make a presentation to the Committee. Dr. Clark fn ~; additioa to being Director of M. D. Andersvn aas naned "i~sa of the _ ~~Year `'- bjr the American Cancer Society in 1964. He was a member of .~ t' the Presidens CwomissiarE on Heart pis8ase, Caacer and Stroke . _ .~. ~ One Of; hiss staft members-, Dr. Murray Copeland, is now the Presideat tha-American Cancer Societ7 ~'` . I is~iQd to e~trangs ` an appointment with Dx. Clark br :r ~~ ~elep~one, but he said ha would be too busy to se.~ m.: He : ~ sgtd di I hd iidh ugese wescuss whateveran on to tel mne r When I told hin of our discuasson .rith Dmochv"kf and oy.~T . ._. r:~~ki•d ' s rrillingness to testify; Clark seem~ed rather annoye~ and cvoo~ented that Dmochoeaki Zmoos as little about tobacco aahi _ .~-:(Clark) knows about virusss. Se Insisted that I~cho~rski•s ob~ ~ - -. sesvations would br entirely irrelevant and would not reflect :`:'3_ the domiaant opinion at l~t. D. l~iderson. He said if we are tslking ; . ' about tobacco ~re should'talk to the peopls at Anderson who knav-..,=. about that subject. As to himself, ha said ha had a 99X convictioa; that.tobacco tar causes cancer:--Although he would agree that it =._-._: is not the only. factor iavolved In cancer of the lung it is~ probably the most importaat one. He went on to say, that in trying to determine the causes of cancer, we are probably closest to proving that cigarettes-causa lung cancer and that a virus is-r the agent responsible for leukeaia.._ . ~ ;: . has very strong vi`Qas cas

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