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...suggest that Helfer would be wise to expand his sample size. Such casual empiricism is not warranted in light of available evidence. In 1954, 41 percent of adults in the U.S. thought that smoking is one of the causes of lung cancer, compared to 66 percent by 1964. Similarly, awareness has increased over time of the link between tobacco use and 25 or so other diseases. The causality is not rationally challenged today. In the '50s, however, the harmful effects of smoking were certainly not, as Helfer glibly declares, widely perceived...
...began smoking. I had been warned, and believed, that cigarettes caused lung cancer. My friends and I also believed that, in addition to cancer, cigarettes stunted your growth, shortened your breath, and were in general...
Encouraged, Nichols' scientists began testing the compound, designated FGN-1, on lab animals. It seemed effective against several types of cancers--breast, lung and bladder--but the animals lost weight. That raised a question: Was it the drug or the weight loss that was providing the anti-cancer action? When the scientists repeated the experiments at lower doses, the animals improved without losing weight. "We got a beautiful dose response," says Pamukcu...
...stages, the odds of living at least five more years are greater than 90%. Unfortunately, fewer than 40% of colorectal cancers are discovered that soon. In the same period, about 56,000 people in the U.S. will die of the disease, making it the second greatest cancer killer, after lung cancer...
Surgeon General's Warning: Cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide. Surgeon General's Warning: Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and may complicate pregnancy. Surgeon General's Warning: Smoking by pregnant women may result in fetal injury, premature birth and low birth weight. Surgeon General's Warning: Quitting smoking now greatly reduces serious risks your health...