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FILE NAME Newspaper & Magazine Articles NMA DATE 1973 DOC NMA003 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Consumer Reports - Possible Industrial Causes of Lung Cancer - Asbestos aggravate . functional or organic disease arly the person with an active It is particu- to be harmed peptic ulcer who is likely by smoke His response to active ill be much less treatment satisfactory than that of the patient who gives up smoking entirely These views are also shared * leading specialists in intestinal diseases * been shown that nicotine It has reduce the or filter cigarettes damage of smoking in persons with active stom- h or duodenal ulcer SUMMING UP In summing up the evidence it seems established that moking is harmful in vascular disorders of the and the eyes and in active extremities iso definitely definitely peptic ulcer Inhaling smoke is irritating to the nose throat and larynx The vidence is inconclusive with respect to the effects of smok- ng on athletic ability and on heart disorders As for cancer of the lung the most ' this time relates its reasonable view phenomenal and alarming rise in requency in industrial countries i+ the air of partly to the diffusion carcinogens derived from industry and ansportation partly to unusual exposures to carcinogens many occupations and partly to excessive cigarette Aing The control of respiratory or lung cancer would pear to require a pronged effort by individuals munities industries and voluntary health agencies uch as the American Cancer Society against 1 air rin 2 occupational and pol exposure 3 excessive cigarette ing How significant a factor regular cigarette smok- is in contributing to lung cancer remains to be de- ined Until more conclusive evidence is id reported it seem prudent to reduce cigarette smoking to less a half pack a day or to smoke a pipe or cigars in mod- I. There is no conclusive evidence that ~ nicotine or filter or king cigarettes offers ssumbosktianng- ': rotection to those with disorders which are known to aggravated by smoking What can be said for the smoking habit A living organisms are characterized by the property irritability When an organism receives a stimulus it by a discharge of energy Human beings are exposed enormous number of stimuli in their environment g the most important of these are the stresses and of modern society family occupation and munity tensions To contend with these tension & d relief from them man has adopted a numsbteirmuloif its including smoking Reaching for a cigarette light- it holding it in the mouth inhaling and blowing out ~'s of smoke are motor activities that relieve tensions arco also provides at least ... one chemical nicotine appears to have a tranquillizing effect on the nervous n These effects may be so valuable to that they will willingly risk whatever some individharm ated with the habit may be On the other hand there are y for whom these risks are not worthwhile and who d therefore cut out or cut down on their smoking 4 POSSIBLE INDUSTRIAL CAUSES OF LUNG CANCER CHROMATES FROM CHROME ORE SMELTING PLATING PIGMENTS PAINTS INKS AND ABRASIVES NICKEL CARBONYL FROM a NICKEL ORE REFINING , PLATING AND BUFFING ARSENIC FROM ARSENIC MINING SMELTING PESTICIDES ASBESTOS FROM ASBESTOS MINING PROCESSING AND WEAVING \ TAR FUMES FROM ; TAR MANUFACTURING i. COKE OVEN SERVICING ES ASPHALT DUST FROM os ASPHALT PITCH SOOT ROADS f fe: sated RADIOACTIVE RADIOACTIVE DUST FROM URANIUM MINING URANIUM REFINING ay jas, PU bsataliet so Sega fey The tremendous growth of industry no less than the creases in cigarette smoking has paralleled in- the rise in lung cancer mortality Many industrial contain known waste products carcinogens capable of polluting the air Bh. AU erent CONSUMER REPORTS 73 Vol 21 Je b a Je it