SMOKING

THE CANCER CONTROVERSY

SOME ATTEMPTS TO ASSESS THE EVIDENCE

SIR RONALD A FISHER, Sc.D., F.R.S.

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The Author, Preface and General Acknowledgements	1
Alleged Dangers of Cigarette-Smoking	7
Letters to the Editor of The British Medical Journal, vol. II, p. 43, 6 July 1957 and vol. II, pp. 297-298, 3 August 1957 [Collected Papers 269 and 270]
Cigarettes, Cancer and Statistics	11
Letter published by The Centennial Review, vol. II, no. 2, pp. 151-166 (Spring 1958) [Collected Papers 274]
The Nature of Probability	26
Letter published by The Centennial Review, vol. II, no. 3, pp. 261-274 (Summer 1958) [Collected Papers 272]
Lung Cancer and Cigarettes?	39
Letter to the Editor of Nature, vol. 182, p. 108, 12 July 1958 [Collected Papers 275]
Cancer and Smoking	41
Letter to the Editor of Nature, vol. 182, p. 596, 30 August 1958 [Collected Papers 276]
Inhaling	45
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