Day 035 - 12 Oct 94 - Page 11
1 MR. MORRIS: I have, I think, a complete set. If it helps,
2 Dr. Barnard can have that set.
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4 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I think it probably would.
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6 MR. MORRIS: On top of that I have the originals of some of
7 them, if you need the originals to refer to. (Handed).
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9 MR. RAMPTON: Your fifth, or the one Mr. Morris has numbered 5
10 of these new references, is this purple magazine called
11 Measures of Progress Against Cancer, Cancer Prevention,
12 National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute.
13 Right? I cannot find inside it a date. It says, however,
14 in the inside page -- we have not had it copied, can
15 I read it out -- volume IV: "Significant accomplishments
16 1982 to 1992". You probably have not got the inside page
17 there, have you?
18 A. No, I do not.
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20 Q. But, assuming that is right, this means that this volume
21 was produced after the date of that programme? Can we
22 agree about that?
23 A. The date, yes, I presume that is correct.
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25 Q. It says, volume IV: "Significant accomplishments 1982 to
26 1992", it must post date that?
27 A. Yes, I presume that is right.
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29 Q. 28th October 1991. On page 10, Dr. Barnard, there is a
30 section headed The Nutrition, Diet, and Cancer Prevention
31 Connection.
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33 MR. MORRIS: Can he have the original?
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35 MR. RAMPTON: Yes, by all means.
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37 THE WITNESS: This is quite all right. I have page 10.
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39 MR. RAMPTON: The first part of that is headed: "Definition
40 and Perspective". In the right-hand column, the first
41 complete paragraph, we see this, do we not: "It has been
42 postulated that nutrition plays an important role in the
43 etiology of 35 percent or more of all cancers. While
44 there is no agreed upon definition of the specific
45 constituents of a cancer-preventive diet or their
46 quantification, the results of epidemiological studies
47 indicate, for example, that high intake of calories and
48 fat and low intake of fibre (grains), fruits and
49 vegetables are associated with increased incidence of
50 colon cancer. Other studies have shown that increases in
51 certain nutrients may reduce the incidence of cancer.
52 Animals studies indicate that many types of tumours can be
53 affected by dietary change, including breast, colon,
54 prostate, lung, stomach, oral, and the
55 endometrial cancers."
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57 It goes on: "Despite the limitation in the scientific
58 basis, current dietary guidelines for cancer prevention
59 were promulgated for the public because of the urgency of
60 the cancer problem. These guidelines from the American
