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Wel.ll dosignod rosoF rch prograrns should hol .p to provide the answers
to many of these 4uoations, and should, I
bolievo, be pursued . In thee moantimo, the established
facts in my api .nion aro7
(a.) That rnedical science does not yet know the
cause oi' cancer, or emlrhysema, or atherosclerosis,
and
(b) That it is unlikely that a single exogenous
factor r uCh afl cigarette nmoke should be a prime cause
o.i thoss three diverse disorders .
It is my imdorete,ndin4' that those heaxi .ngs pertain
to l .abcling . If I may be permitted to or.press some
G'olNn4nte, I Bhonld like to do 50 .
1 . Cirarottos are said by somo to bo potentially
l.ethal when u.scd to oxces :s . There is ] .ittl.e doubt that
automobilos, liquor, wine and, indeed, some say even
certain dairy products, are lethal when used negligently
or to oxeess . To be consictent, should we not so label
all these products? 1Phere does it ondP
2 . In the light of the know perversity of human
nature, is such laboli ..ng apt to be more of' a source of
attraoti .on than deterrence? Ic it any sulestitute for
education or cormnon sonse moderation?
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