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To the Editor: In response to charges of intellectual suppression reported in Newsweek,¹ your editorial (Oct. 22 issue)² comments on a paper rejected by the Journal that was recently published elsewhere³. This work presents the hypothesis that neonatal exposure to protoporphyrin-activating fluorescent lighting is a contributing and preventable cause of childhood leukemia. Your commentary discloses a portion of the letter rejecting an earlier version of this paper four years ago, which noted that the hypothesized relation was "entirely speculative and, while interesting, would not be suitable for publication without substantial supporting data"².

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