To the editor
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December Induction of bladder tumors and other malig nancies in rats with 2-methoxy-3-aminodiben zofuran: J. L. Radomski at at. New transplant able hamster tumor: a squamous cell carci noma of the skin. I. N. Chernozemski. Contri bution of antiviral immunity to oncolysis by Newcastle disease virus in a murine lymph oma: M. D. Eaton et at. Histogenesis of malig nant liver tumors induced by dimethylnitros amine. An experimental study in Syrian ham sters: K. MeD. Herrotd. Tumor-specific anti gen(s) in a spontaneous mammary carcinoma of C3H mice. I. Quantitative cell transplants into mammary-tumor-agent-positive and free mice: V. Sitobrcic et at. Tumor-specific anti gen(s) in a spontaneous mammary carcinoma of C3H mice. II. Active immunization of mam mary-tumor-agent-free mice: H. D. Suit at at. Rejection of lethal ascites tumors after sub cutaneous inoculation: A phenomenon of anti genic expression? C. A. Apffet et at. Study of S91 mouse melanomas by electron paramag netic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and tis sue culture. II. Effects of penicillamine on EPR signals and on growth in vitro: P. S. Duke et at. â€oe¿Minimal deviation― hepatomas: A critical review of the terminology, including a com mentary on the correlation of enzyme activity with growth rate of hepatomas: C. IVu. Bio physical and bioassay studies on milk frac tions of genetically similar agent-bearing anal agent-free mouse substrains: W. T. Halt at at. Studies on acute leukemia and infectious mononucleosis of childhood. I. Viral interfer ence with lymphoblastoid cells of spontane ously transformed bone marrow cultures: R. M. McCombs et at. Abnormal serum immuno globulins occurring with reticular neoplasms in an inbred strain of mouse: K. R. Mclntire at at. Carcinogenicity of epoxides, lactones, and peroxy compounds. V. Subcutaneous in jection in rats: B. L. Van Duuren at at. Car cinogenity of epoxides, lactones, and peroxy compounds. VI. Structure and carcinogenic activity: B. L. Van Duuren at at. Antibodies for Rous sarcoma virus (Bryan) in fowl, ani mal, and human populations of East Africa. II. Antibodies in domestic chickens, wildfowl, primates, and man in Kenya, and antibodies for Burkitt lymphoma cells in man: H. R. Morgan. Bone marrow colony-stimulating ac tivity of serum from mice with viral-induced leukemia: D. Metcalf at at. Behavior of skin allografts in backcross progeny of tolerant males: D. Steinmutler. Probable murine origin of a virus (HHLV-2) recovered from leukemic mice after inoculation of human leukemic material: M. A. Fink at at. To TIlE EDIToR: Regarding the article, â€oe¿WhyWe Smoke,―by Frank P. Foster, M.D., in Ca—A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Vol. 17, No. 3, page 118, I do not find the tobacco farmer-manufacturer-ad vertiser-distributor-dealer to be the major villains. These capitalists are simply obeying the animal law that whatever is desired will be acquired if value exchange is feasible. Nor should we take these people to task for recog nizing that publicity begets profit. The problem is that the young are not taught early enough that cigarettes are as unnecessary as they are undesirable. Or, more explicitly, cigarettes are a waste of time and money as well as a health and fiie hazard. If you must find a villain, look to tobacco's silent partner: government. Public enterprise takes the lion's share of the loot in federal and local taxes and takes it on a number-of-cigarettes basis which encourages the lengthen ing of the cigarettes and an increase of the dose per pack of lung contaminants. The tax could just as well be on a milligrams-of-tar-per-pack basis which might inspire the capitalists to clean up the product. ROBERT HAWKINS, M.D. Radiologist 206 West Anapamu Street Santa Barbara, California 307
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December
Induction of bladder tumors and other malignancies in rats with 2-methoxy-3-aminodibenzofuran: J. L. Radomski at at. New transplantable hamster tumor: a squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. I. N. Chernozemski. Contribution of antiviral immunity to oncolysis byNewcastle disease virus in a murine lymphoma: M. D. Eaton et at. Histogenesis of malignant liver tumors induced by dimethylnitrosamine. An experimental study in Syrian hamsters: K. MeD. Herrotd. Tumor-specific antigen(s) in a spontaneous mammary carcinomaof C3H mice. I. Quantitative cell transplantsinto mammary-tumor-agent-positive and freemice: V. Sitobrcic et at. Tumor-specific antigen(s) in a spontaneous mammary carcinomaof C3H mice. II. Active immunization of mammary-tumor-agent-free mice: H. D. Suit at at.Rejection of lethal ascites tumors after subcutaneous inoculation: A phenomenon of antigenic expression? C. A. Apffet et at. Study ofS91 mouse melanomas by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and tissue culture. II. Effects of penicillamine on EPRsignals and on growth in vitro: P. S. Duke etat. “¿�Minimaldeviation― hepatomas: A criticalreview of the terminology, including a commentary on the correlation of enzyme activitywith growth rate of hepatomas: C. IVu. Bio
physical and bioassay studies on milk fractions of genetically similar agent-bearing analagent-free mouse substrains: W. T. Halt at at.Studies on acute leukemia and infectiousmononucleosis of childhood. I. Viral interference with lymphoblastoid cells of spontaneously transformed bone marrow cultures: R.M. McCombs et at. Abnormal serum immunoglobulins occurring with reticular neoplasmsin an inbred strain of mouse: K. R. Mclntireat at. Carcinogenicity of epoxides, lactones,and peroxy compounds. V. Subcutaneous injection in rats: B. L. Van Duuren at at. Carcinogenity of epoxides, lactones, and peroxycompounds. VI. Structure and carcinogenicactivity: B. L. Van Duuren at at. Antibodiesfor Rous sarcoma virus (Bryan) in fowl, animal, and human populations of East Africa.II. Antibodies in domestic chickens, wildfowl,primates, and man in Kenya, and antibodiesfor Burkitt lymphoma cells in man: H. R.Morgan. Bone marrow colony-stimulating activity of serum from mice with viral-inducedleukemia: D. Metcalf at at. Behavior of skinallografts in backcross progeny of tolerantmales: D. Steinmutler. Probable murine originof a virus (HHLV-2) recovered from leukemicmice after inoculation of human leukemicmaterial: M. A. Fink at at.
To TIlE EDIToR:Regarding the article, “¿�WhyWe
Smoke,―by Frank P. Foster, M.D., inCa—A Cancer Journal for Clinicians,Vol. 17, No. 3, page 118, I do not findthe tobacco farmer-manufacturer-advertiser-distributor-dealer to be themajor villains. These capitalists aresimply obeying the animal law thatwhatever is desired will be acquired ifvalue exchange is feasible. Nor shouldwe take these people to task for recognizing that publicity begets profit. Theproblem is that the young are nottaught early enough that cigarettes areas unnecessary as they are undesirable.Or, more explicitly, cigarettes are awaste of time and money as well as a
health and fiie hazard.If you must find a villain, look to
tobacco's silent partner: government.Public enterprise takes the lion's shareof the loot in federal and local taxesand takes it on a number-of-cigarettesbasis which encourages the lengthening of the cigarettes and an increase ofthe dose per pack of lung contaminants.The tax could just as well be on amilligrams-of-tar-per-pack basis whichmight inspire the capitalists to cleanup the product.
ROBERT HAWKINS, M.D.
Radiologist206 West Anapamu StreetSanta Barbara, California
307
