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Tobacco Industry Response To Cancer Link Sparks Debate
The Tobacco Industry Research Committee ships an eighteen page brochure refuting a smoking cancer link. Doctors note inconclusive animal tests, while urban air pollution and lifestyle factors are raised as alternate causes. Advances in X ray screening have boosted cancer detection alongside aging populations and city pollution.
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Tobacco Industry
Tobacco Industry Research Committee
Cigaret Committee
Department of Health