CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Vol 8, 57-61, Copyright
© 1958 by American Cancer Society
Report of Study Group on Smoking and Health: Section on Lung Cancer
The study group concludes that the smoking of tobacco, particularly in the form of cigarettes, is an important health hazard. The implications of this statement are clear in terms of the need for thorough consideration of appropriate control measures on the part of the official and voluntary agencies that are concerned with the health of the people. The lack of specific recommendations in this regard reflects no lack of interest. Rather, it reflects the desire of the study group to limit its recommendations to the area of research needs in accordance with the instructions it received. The study group recommends that further research on smoking and health be vigorously pursued. The recommendations made in the section on "Lung Cancer" are for research into means of coping with lung cancer hazard, which has been established for cigarette smoking. The Study Group on Smoking and Health approves dissemination of this report as desired by the sponsoring agencies and here by terminates its activities.
