From: Nevrothus-AT-aol.com
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 00:08:38 EST
Subject: Re:  re: Pardon my curiosity, Mr Haines


I think this line of questioning focuses way too much on "lifestyles" (i.e.
smoking, eating whoppers, not exercising, smoking) and misses the more crucial
issue (at least to me) of the ways in which research funding, in spite of the
well documented evidence  that the incidence of cancer is highly correlated to
the levels of carcinogens in the environment, the interests of governments,
militaries, multinationals, etc. are better served by focusing research on
examining variations attributable to genetic make-up or "lifestyle" factors,
rather than the infinitely more problematic (to "them") and infinitely more
productive (to "us") environmental research into cancer.  

Mr. C. W. Duff's much appreciated posts on the cancer "epidemic" in Iraq a
case in point.  Smoking and whoppers here are a mute point.

Best,
J.