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I I I I I Clipping N~~ l ~cal [ ill .... Da~l e~e Study doubts of the risk of passive smoking i * Tobacco industries accuse Worldwide ~th Org~mzation of hiding study but organization says that this is a publicity blow i London. Woddwid~ Health Org~.a~oa (WHO) d~aounc.~d y~rci~y, u • publici~y blow of the tob~w~'.o indum'y, the n~ ~ k w~dd ~void~i io rd~ • sd~atific r~x~n I I confn'ming that the/ndire~ ~moldag oth~ people), do not c,~xtr~ luag c~nc~'. Cis~-~ms m~nuf~m-~ c, he.~t~d th~ publio opinion, ~e.~sed el~e~ ~sd-~fca~oe Karl $11~ra, ddaf-c~cwI.tO otmo~ program. The report machcci the prms through Bdd~h American Tobacco, owner of Scuz~ Cruz, i groups. Beaide~ it szys thzt ranokiag l:~v~ly do ru~t provok~ c~uc~,r, ~ ~.aglJ~h I I In the study, c.~fied on in 12 c,~utus ofs~ve~ Em-'ope~n ~~ 650 p~m ~ l~g ~ ~re ~mp~ m I.~2 h~y ~ ind~ng ~ m~ ~le ~ on~ ~g ~ ~ok~ or ~ h~v~ ~ ~ ~ ~. ~ ~~ ~ ~ S~ Tele~h d~: "~ ~ ~ ~~ b~ ~ ~sk ~d ~sifion m ETS ~ng ~~." I This detail provoked m indign~ion from the grcmps which fight~ against smoking. Smoking ~nd Health S~i~ttific ~ fi'om Briti~ 8~n,e~nmem will r~l~_~s a report, the day ~ tomorrow, ~onfirming exactly th~ oppo~it~ which may in~ the m prohibit smoking in public places. I I L~'t October, • study publifl~d by Brltlah M~a.I Jow'r, al Maga~m, concluded that a non.smoker leaving with • ~mokcr. have 25% nmm el~n~ ~ d~'vclop lua$ c,~nc~" than ~ healthy permn who do n~ bre~h u~baeeo smok~. o ~0 o

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ~-Clipping Jornal do Brasil - March 10, 1998 - page 2 British doctor Richard Doll, tha~ established the rel~onship between smoking and can¢,¢~', observed th~ the conclusion oft.he WHO ordered s~dy was tl~ the association bcrween passive smoking and canc~ wa~ n~ smlJsxicstly considered relevant. While the risk to acquire lung cancer was c, on~idered I, ~e exposition ~ tobacco smoke ax home increased the risk to 1.16 and 1.17 in the workplace. "I lxx)k & look a~ the r~rt ~nd the figuxm r~la*~i ~ ~ ~ follow ~ lint ~ y~ ~ on p~ve smoke", ob~ ~ ~on ~ g~~r of~ R~ch C~p~. "h ~ m~ ~le ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~e ~n~. ~e ~ ~ sm~l but e~d~ ~y ~d n~ ~ve ~ ~ ~ ~d ~t ~ Industry interpretation is different: "If the ~ ¢lid not fred otrt any smcisticaAly significant risk, it is nec~sary to ask if is thm'e any risk", argued doctor Ch~ Proctor, BAT scientific director. "Even though m smoke in public plac~ may bothm" non- smokers, science did not show that b¢ near to • smok= may cau~ ri~k m develop lung In the WHO Sikora's opinion, manufacturing' attimd~ "is a tentative to give • publicity blow with the purpose of caming amass among public and among doctors". 0 O~