THE RELATION OF CIGARETTE SMOKING TO BRONCHOGENIC CARCINOMA
Authors: PAUL W. CLOUGH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Editorial1 January 1957THE RELATION OF CIGARETTE SMOKING TO BRONCHOGENIC CARCINOMAPAUL W. CLOUGH, M.D.PAUL W. CLOUGH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-1-187 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe rapidly accelerating death rate from bronchogenic carcinoma during the last several decades has naturally aroused keen interest and stimulated many investigations, largely centered on the rôle smoking may play in the increase. An extensive literature has accumulated, including many statistical studies which may be confusing to some readers, not so much because of variation in the facts reported as because of contradictory conclusions, sometimes expressed with much heat and even rancor. 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