Cummings K M, Sciandra R, Gingrass A, Davis R
Department of Cancer Control and Epidemiology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263.
Am J Public Health. 1991 Jul;81(7):894-6. doi: 10.2105/ajph.81.7.894.
Despite overwhelming evidence documenting the hazards of cigarette smoking, the tobacco industry denies that smoking has been proven to cause disease. The industry professes a desire to clear up the smoking and health "question" and often points to its support of the Council for Tobacco Research (CTR) as evidence of its interest in investigating the health dangers of smoking. This paper presents results of a survey of CTR-funded scientists regarding their beliefs about the health dangers posed by smoking cigarettes. The vast majority of scientists funded by the CTR believe that cigarette smoking is an addiction that causes a wide range of serious, often fatal, diseases. This result suggests that the tobacco industry is unwilling to accept even the opinions of scientists it has deemed worthy of funding. Scientists should consider the ethical implications of accepting funds from the CTR and other tobacco industry-supported institutions.
尽管有大量证据证明吸烟的危害，但烟草行业仍否认吸烟已被证实会导致疾病。该行业声称希望澄清吸烟与健康的“问题”，并经常指出其对烟草研究理事会（CTR）的支持，以此作为其对调查吸烟健康危害感兴趣的证据。本文呈现了一项对由CTR资助的科学家进行的调查结果，内容涉及他们对吸烟所造成的健康危害的看法。绝大多数由CTR资助的科学家认为吸烟是一种成瘾行为，会导致多种严重的、往往致命的疾病。这一结果表明，烟草行业甚至不愿接受它认为值得资助的科学家的观点。科学家们应考虑接受来自CTR和其他烟草行业支持机构资金的伦理影响。
