Primary Cancer of the Lung

Ochsner, Alton

doi:10.1001/jama.1947.02890060001001

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“…b) In the analysis of 147 resected cases, no etiological factor was found to bear a significant relationship to the occurrence of the disease. Both occupation and smoking, which had been particularly emphasized by some observers as possible etiological factors and which we were inclined previously to consider more seriously, were found to have no special significance in this analysis (52).…”

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The Chemical Components Identified in Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke Prior to 1954: A Chronology of Classical Chemistry

Rodgman¹,

Perfetti²

2009

Beiträge Zur Tabakforschung International/Contributions to Tobacco Research

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Because of the excellent fractionation and identification technologies developed during the early-1950s, the compositions of tobacco and tobacco smoke, both classified as highly complex mixtures, have been defined more completely than the composition of any other highly complex commercial product such as coffee. By year-end 1953, the many years of research by scientists using classical chemical techniques to define the composition of tobacco and its smoke provided meaningful information on the nature of over 300 tobacco components and fewer than 100 tobacco smoke components. Those involved in the pre-1954 research not only provided the cornerstone of our knowledge of the two compositions but also deserve the gratitude of their successors for the early information generated on tobacco and its smoke. This article is our tribute to those researchers who generated much meaningful knowledge on the composition of tobacco and tobacco smoke prior to 1954 despite the now known fractionation and analytical limitations of the so-called classical chemical techniques. It also notes the similarity of some of the early and more recent research results obtained on the chemical and biological properties of smoke condensate and several of its components from tobacco with those obtained by Roffo in the 1930s on a destructive distillate of tobacco.

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confidence: 73%

The Chemical Components Identified in Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke Prior to 1954: A Chronology of Classical Chemistry

Rodgman¹,

Perfetti²

2009

Beiträge Zur Tabakforschung International/Contributions to Tobacco Research

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“…En el 47 por ciento de estos casos la cttologta fue el "primer procedimiento diagn6stico que estableci6 el diagn6stico morfol6gico. 5) Be haran diagnosticos mas tempranos cuando se apliquen las tecntcas citol6gicas a penas se sospeche el cancer. 6) Be tuiran.…”

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The Early Diagnosis of Primary Lung Cancer by Cytologic Methods

Farber

McGRATH

Benioff

et al. 1951

Diseases of the Chest

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“…During the World War I as well as World War II, cigarettes were given to soldiers in their ration packages and tobacco use increased 346% by 1920. Soldiers who were abstainers from tobacco came back from both World Wars addicted to cigarettes ( Hammond & Horn, 1954 ; Ochsner, De Bakey, & Dixon, 1947 ; Proctor, 2012 ). Tobacco companies expanded their aggressive cigarette marketing to women as early as 1918, as a symbol of “liberation and equality” as women were fulfilling male-oriented jobs as a result of the wars ( Amos & Haglund, 2000 ; Gardner & Brandt, 2006 ).…”

Section: The Tobacco Industry’s Role In Lung Cancer Causation Theorymentioning

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“…Tobacco smoking was opined by some to be responsible for the stunted growth of male teenage boys ( “Preventive Medicine—The Use of Tobacco by Schoolboys—Medical Notes,” 1909 ). The invention of the X-ray machine in 1895 enabled physicians to diagnose lung tumors by visualization; however, the opportunity for medical students and physicians to view a black lung in an autopsy was rare, as lung cancer was a rare disease ( Ochsner et al, 1947 ). In 1912, Isaac Adler was the first physician to publically write about the association of cigarette smoking to the development of lung cancer; however, his medical opinion was not well-received by his colleagues as like other men of that era, physicians smoked cigarettes ( Doll & Hill, 1956 ; Nelson et al, 1994 ; Proctor, 2001 ).…”

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Historical Perspectives of the Causation of Lung Cancer

Ruegg

2015

Global Qualitative Nursing Research

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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Less-known forces are involved in the etiology of lung cancer and have relevant implications for providers in ameliorating care. The purpose of this article is to discuss theories of causation of lung cancer using historical analyses of the evolution of the disease and incorporating related explanations integrating the relationships of science, nursing, medicine, and society. Literature from 160 years was searched and Thagard’s model of causation networks was used to exhibit how nursing and medicine were significant influences in lung cancer causation theory. Disease causation interfaces with sociological norms of behavior to form habits and rates of health behavior. Historically, nursing was detrimentally manipulated by the tobacco industry, engaging in harmful smoking behaviors, thus negatively affecting patient care. Understanding the underlying history behind lung cancer causation may empower nurses to play an active role in a patient’s health.

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Primary Cancer of the Lung

Cited by 67 publications

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The Chemical Components Identified in Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke Prior to 1954: A Chronology of Classical Chemistry

The Chemical Components Identified in Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke Prior to 1954: A Chronology of Classical Chemistry

The Early Diagnosis of Primary Lung Cancer by Cytologic Methods

Historical Perspectives of the Causation of Lung Cancer

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