“ SMOKING AND LUNG CANCER “ REMOVAL OF CANCEROUS LUNG FROM PATIENT 1960s ANTI-SMOKING FILM 69934

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Browse our products on Amazon: This film, “Smoking and Lung Cancer“ dates to 1960 and was an early attempt to show the deleterious effects of cigarettes. The film depicts an actual patient at the Royal Edward Chest Hospital in Montreal, Canada. The doctors perform diagnostic tests, assessment, and surgical preparation for the removal of a lung from a patient with a long history of cigarette smoking. The close link between smoking and lung cancer, as well as other diseases, is discussed as well but -- because of the era the film was made, a definitive link is not made. Opening of film: Patient William Ayres speaks with surgeon D. D. Monroe. They’re discussing his possible carcinoma / lung cancer from cigarette smoking :48. This film is about the dangers of smoking and particularly about Mr. William Ayres who is about to have his lung removed. The movie was filmed in Montreal, Cana