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1919 flu linked to lung cancer theory from 1918 19 outbreak
Associated Press report quotes Dr Milton C Winternitz proposing the 1918 19 influenza epidemic may have contributed to a rise in lung cancer. He notes suggestive evidence from Yale autopsies and long term observations, while cautioning that smoking and chemicals as causes remain unproven. Also mentions a Barbados driver test anecdote.
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Associated Press
Washington
Milton C. Winternits
Winternitz
Hoover Commission
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Hoover
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven (Conn