COMPL14DIUM OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES
Meetinc neld at BAT Industries, Windsor House
on 27 December~ 1984
Present: Mr. P. Sheehy
Mr. E. E. A. Bruell
Dr. R. E. Thornton
The following points were noted:
(1) It was re-affirmed that the aim of the
compendium was to
illustrate the range of material which supported
the
controversy on smoking issues. "Anomalies" would
be
identified but not rationalized.
(2) Since completion of the draft compendium in
November 1984
P. N. Lee had completed the first phase of a two
year
programme of cohort analysis. Results for each of
the
following countries UK, Northern Ireland, England
and
Wales, Scotland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway,
Nether-
lands, Germany, Austria, France, Canada,
Australia, Japan,
(for four diseases: lung cancer, larynx cancer,
oesophageal
cancer, iuchaemic heart disease) were now
available.
(3) Minor revisions were required to the
compendium; when
this was done Lee's additional results could be
incor-
porated together with any comments that might be
received
from other parties. This draft to be ready for the
Chairman's CAC meeting in April 1985.
(4) Other than Lee's work the compendium referred
exclusively
to published papers. For consistency publication
of the
compendium would require Lee publishing his
results first.
This was now under discussion, but publication was
unlikely
to be effected in less than six months. The
alternative
of a two volume compendium was considered (with
cohort
analysis as the second part) but the single volume
approach
was ~,rz?ferre~..
The following action plan was agreed;
(1) A meeting to be held (early 1985) with Dr. 1.
W. Hughes
(B&W) , and representatives from BATIG (to be
nominated;
to discuss the compendium and to identify
independent
German and USA scientists to discuss it with.
(2) Dr. F. J. C. Roe's offer to comment on the
compendium to be
accepted as soon as possible: Dr. Roe to report
verbally on
the compencium at a meeting to be arranged in
Millbank.
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(3) An additional view to ce obtained with
esTecial reference
to the epidemiological analyses (cohort analysis)
from
an independent scentist. RET to identify such an
epidem-
iologist possibly after consultation with Dr.
higenzottam
(Lee, Burch, Peto excluded from consideration).
Ideally, discussions with someone _ike Lord Hunter
might be
considered. Alternatively, if availaLle, Dr.
Froggatt
could be considered.
(4) Later stages in the development ot the
compendium were
discussed.
Preliminary plans are as follows;
a) It would be shown to other epidemiologists
b) It would be shown to other tobacco companies
who would
be invited to join the project on a take-it or
leave-
it basis and within a defined timescale, perhaps a
month.
c) The document would then be 'published/used'
selectively
in discussions with appropriate authorities.
(5) The above activities would proceed
simultaneously with
the incorporation of amendments into tne
compendium.
R. E. THORNTON
R-IT/LAP/46P
3 January, 1985
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