Lawrence Garfinkel dies at 88; statistician helped link smoking to lung cancer
Monday, February 1, 2010 - 03:21
in Health & Medicine
Garfinkel had a key role in two massive studies with the American Cancer Society, one of which helped pave the way for the landmark 1964 surgeon general's report on smoking and health. Lawrence Garfinkel, the statistician who overcame his lack of a doctoral degree and training in oncology to become one of the driving forces in demonstrating that smoking causes lung cancer, died...